sam1 fu1 kap1深呼吸
Jyutpingsam1 fu1 kap1
Yalesām fū kāp
Definition
To take a deep breath; deep breathing.
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How it's used
Often used as a directive to help someone calm down during moments of stress or anxiety. It functions as a verb phrase rather than a noun, so you would typically say 嚟個深呼吸 instead of using it as a direct object in the same way as English.
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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.
