上气接不着下气

Traditional (Taiwan): 上氣接不著下氣

shàngqìjiēbùzháoxiàqì ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ

    • to be panting and out of breath
    • to be worn out

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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
the upper breath can't catch the lower breath
Meaning
A variant of 上气不接下气: panting, out of breath and worn out.

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