上氣不接下氣 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sœːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ haː²² hei̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/, /sœːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ haː²² hei̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: shàngqì bù jiē xiàqì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], soeng⁶ hei³ bat¹ zip³ haa⁶ hei³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shàngqì bù jiē xiàqì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shàngcì bù jie siàcì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shang⁴-chʻi⁴ pu⁴ chieh¹ hsia⁴-chʻi⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shàng-chì bù jyē syà-chì [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shanqchih bu jie shiahchih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шанци бу цзе сяци [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šanci bu cze sjaci [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], seuhng hei bāt jip hah hei [Cantonese, Yale], soeng⁶ hei³ bat⁷ dzip⁸ haa⁶ hei³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sêng⁶ héi³ bed¹ jib³ ha⁶ héi³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 上气不接下气 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 上氣不接下氣

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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "shàngcì bù jie siàcì"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shang⁴-chʻi⁴ pu⁴ chieh¹ hsia⁴-chʻi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "shàng-chì bù jyē syà-chì"
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shanqchih bu jie shiahchih"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "шанци бу цзе сяци"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šanci bu cze sjaci"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "seuhng hei bāt jip hah hei"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng⁶ hei³ bat⁷ dzip⁸ haa⁶ hei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng⁶ héi³ bed¹ jib³ ha⁶ héi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ haː²² hei̯³³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ haː²² hei̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "上氣不接下氣"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 上",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 下",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
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      "zh-pron": "shàngqì bù jiē xiàqì"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "soeng⁶ hei³ bat¹ zip³ haa⁶ hei³"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàngqì bù jiē xiàqì"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ"
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    {
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        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shang⁴-chʻi⁴ pu⁴ chieh¹ hsia⁴-chʻi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàng-chì bù jyē syà-chì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shanqchih bu jie shiahchih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шанци бу цзе сяци"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šanci bu cze sjaci"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "seuhng hei bāt jip hah hei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng⁶ hei³ bat⁷ dzip⁸ haa⁶ hei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng⁶ héi³ bed¹ jib³ ha⁶ héi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ haː²² hei̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ haː²² hei̯³³/"
    }
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  "word": "上氣不接下氣"
}

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"上氣不接下氣" meaning in Chinese

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