m4 gau3 hei3唔夠氣唔够气
Jyutpingm4 gau3 hei3
Yalem̀h gau hei
Definition
To be short of breath, or to have low lung capacity.
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical sensation of breathlessness during exertion rather than a medical condition. It is commonly used to describe the feeling of being winded after exercise or climbing stairs. The term highlights a lack of stamina or lung capacity in the moment.
Examples
I feel out of breath after running just two steps.
Do you feel like you are running out of breath?
Related words
Common phrases
to walk until one is out of breath
to be winded from running
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a chronic medical condition like asthma, as it specifically refers to the temporary state of being winded from physical activity.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
