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Jyutping kyut3 joeng5
Pinyin quē yǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lacking oxygen
  2. anaerobic
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    唔​夠氧氣​導致​呼吸​困難
    to suffer from hypoxia; not to have enough oxygen
    • 呢度好焗,我就嚟缺氧喇!
      呢度好焗,我就嚟缺氧喇!
      ni1 dou6 hou2 guk6, ngo5 zau6 lai4 kyut3 joeng5 laa3!
      It's very stuffy in here. I'm running out of oxygen.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to be unable to breathe; to be stifled; to feel (a place is) stuffy
  2. verb
    to be hypoxic; to be anoxic
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她因缺氧死亡。
    她因缺氧死亡。
    tā yīn quē yǎng sǐ wáng 。
    • She died for lack of air.
  2. Mandarin
    我们在机体缺氧的时候会打哈欠
    我們在機體缺氧的時候會打哈欠
    wǒ men zài jī tǐ quē yǎng de shí hou huì dǎ hā qiàn
    • We yawn when we are short of oxygen.
  3. Mandarin
    我们缺氧时就会打哈欠。
    我們缺氧時就會打哈欠。
    wǒ men quē yǎng shí jiù huì dǎ hā qiàn 。
    • We yawn when we are short of oxygen.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    缺氧
    缺氧
    • hypoxia
  2. Cantonese
    佢出世脑缺氧,低低哋,要读特殊学校。
    佢出世腦缺氧,低低哋,要讀特殊學校。
    keoi5 ceot1 sai3 nou5 kyut3 joeng5, dai1 dai1 dei2, jiu3 duk6 dak6 syu4 hok6 haau6.
    • He suffered from brain hypoxia at birth and is now intellectually disabled. He needs to attend a special school.
  3. Cantonese
    呢度好焗,我就嚟缺氧喇!
    呢度好焗,我就嚟缺氧喇!
    ni1 dou6 hou2 guk6, ngo5 zau6 lai4 kyut3 joeng5 laa3!
    • It's very stuffy in here. I'm running out of oxygen.