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Change log entry 66206
Processed by: vermillon (2018-08-12 07:27:32 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 62782 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
倒吸一口凉气 (dào xī yì kǒu liáng qì)
吸 (xī) means to inhale, and 凉气 (liáng qì) refers to cold air. We use this phrase to refer to someone whois frightened or astonished by something unexpected.
http://shanghaiist.com/2017/05/23/thatsmandarin-daoxiyikouqi/

J ~ gasped one. 'Let's go.'
一个海盗倒吸了一口凉气说,“我们走吧。”

The sight sent a chill up my spine.
那情景使我倒吸了一口凉气。

TP ~ 買買氏也回憶,當她初次造訪羅山,看見一整片稻海在山谷中隨風翻起金黃稻浪的磅礡美景時,不由得倒吸一口氣。
The author and blogger "mymass" recalls that when she first came to Luo-shan and saw the sea of rice stems bending with the wind in the mountain valley, she gasped in awe.
Diff:
+ 倒吸一口涼氣 倒吸一口凉气 [dao4 xi1 yi1 kou3 liang2 qi4] /to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)/to feel a chill run down one's spine/to have one's hairs stand on end/
By MDBG 2025
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