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haaˍ₆hei˗₃
(下气)
Pinyin
xia4 qi4
Translations
noun
calm the internal energy in Chinese medicine/mild, obedient manner/to let anger die down
daiˉ¹singˉ¹haaˍ₆hei˗₃
(低声下气)
Pinyin
di1 sheng1 xia4 qi4
Translations
noun
to timidly submit; to quietly yield to; to humbly listen; be respectively submissive
noun
to be obsequious to someone although somewhat not totally out of free will, usually used to describe the approach of a person who is asking a favour from another
soengˍ₆hei˗₃mˎ₄zip˗₃haaˍ₆hei˗₃
(上气唔接下气)
Pinyin
shang4 qi4 n2 jie1 xia4 qi4
Translations
noun
out of breath; breathless