# 敨氣
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tau$^2$ hei$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu$^2$ hei$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): théu-hi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): têu$^3$ hi$^4$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): tao$^2$ kui$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tau$^2$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: táu hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tau$^2$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: teo$^2$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: heu$^2$ hei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /heu⁵⁵ hei³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: théu-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: teu$^ˋ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: teu$^3$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯³¹ hi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: têu$^3$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰeu³¹ hi⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tao$^2$ kui$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tháu khùi
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰui²¹³/

#### Verb

敨⫽氣 (verb-object)
* (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to breathe
       gam$^1$ jat$^6$ jit$^6$ dou$^3$ tau$^2$ m$^4$ dou$^{3-2}$ hei$^3$. [Jyutping]
       It's so hot today, I can't breathe.
* (Cantonese) to catch one's breath
       bei$^2$ ngo$^5$ tau$^2$ zan$^6$ hei$^3$ sin$^1$ laa$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Let me catch my breath for a moment.
* (Cantonese) to take a breather; to take a break
       ni$^1$ paai$^4$ hou$^2$ mong$^4$ aa$^3$, soeng$^2$ tau$^2$ haa$^5$ hei$^3$ dou$^1$ m$^4$ dak$^1$. [Jyutping]
       It's so busy these days. I can't even take a break.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 呼吸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 呼吸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 呼吸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 敨氣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 敨氣 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 敨氣 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 敨氣 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 敨氣 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 敨氣 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 敨氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 敨氣 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 敨氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 敨氣 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 敨氣 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 取氣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 喘氣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 喘氣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 喘氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 喘氣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 喘氣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 喘氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 喘氣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 喘氣, 呼吸 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 敨氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 喘氣 |

##### Derived terms

* 吊頸都要敨下氣 / 吊颈都要敨下气 (diu$^3$ geng$^2$ dou$^1$ jiu$^3$ tau$^2$ haa$^5$ hei$^3$) (Cantonese)

### Pronunciation 2

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tháu-khùi / tháu-khì
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: tháu-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: taw'quix
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/
*** IPA (Singapore): /tʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰui²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khì
*** Tâi-lô: tháu-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: taw'qix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

#### Verb

敨氣
* (Hokkien) to vent one's feelings; to get something off one's chest

### Pronunciation 3

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tháu-khì / tháu-khùi
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khì
*** Tâi-lô: tháu-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: taw'qix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
** (Hokkien: Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháu-khùi
*** Tâi-lô: tháu-khuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: taw'quix
*** IPA (Singapore): /tʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰui²¹/

#### Verb

敨氣
* (Hokkien) to ventilate

##### Synonyms

* 透氣／透气 (tòuqì)
* 通氣／通气 (tōngqì)