鬆一口氣 [松－－气]

Jyutping sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3
Pinyin sōng yī kǒu qì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to heave a sigh of relief
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    慶幸​一直​擔​心​嘅​事​最​終​無​發​生​到​，​因為​咁​而​感到​放心​或​舒解
    to feel relieved; to heave a sigh in relief
    • 我哋見佢平安過咗對面條河，即刻鬆一口氣。
      我哋见佢平安过咗对面条河，即刻松一口气。
      ngo5 dei6 gin3 keoi5 ping4 on1 gwo3 zo2 deoi3 min6 tiu4 ho4, zik1 hak1 sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3.
      We immediately sighed with relief to see her reach the other side of the river safely.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们上班时的情绪，就像坐过山车一样 ﹣ 老板脸上一现出不悦的神色，我们就要吃苦头；老板脸上有了笑容，我们才能松一口气。这样的工作，我不想再干下去了。
    我們上班時的情緒，就像坐過山車一樣 ﹣ 老闆臉上一現出不悅的神色，我們就要吃苦頭；老闆臉上有了笑容，我們才能鬆一口氣。這樣的工作，我不想再幹下去了。
    wǒ men shàng bān shí de qíng xù ， jiù xiàng zuò guò shān chē yī yàng ﹣ lǎo bǎn liǎn shàng yī xiàn chū bù yuè de shén sè ， wǒ men jiù yào chī kǔ tou ； lǎo bǎn liǎn shàng yǒu le xiào róng ， wǒ men cái néng sōng yī kǒu qì 。 zhè yàng de gōng zuò ， wǒ bù xiǎng zài gàn xià qù le 。
    • I can't keep this up. It's an emotional roller coaster around here and all we have to do is look at the boss's face to know whether everybody is going to be happy or sad.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋见佢平安过咗对面条河，即刻松一口气。
    我哋見佢平安過咗對面條河，即刻鬆一口氣。
    ngo5 dei6 gin3 keoi5 ping4 on1 gwo3 zo2 deoi3 min6 tiu4 ho4, zik1 hak1 sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3.
    • We immediately sighed with relief to see her reach the other side of the river safely.
  2. Cantonese
    终于见完工，即刻松一口气。
    終於見完工，即刻鬆一口氣。
    zung1 jyu1 gin3 jyun4 gung1, zik1 hak1 sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3.
    • I breathed a sigh of relief after finishing the job interview.