breath from the nose; snoring sound
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
breath from the nose; nasal respiration
literaryGeneral term for breathing through the nose. More formal or literary than '呼吸'.
Yī医
shēng生
zǐ仔
xì细
tīng听
zhe着
bìng病
rén人
wēi微
ruò弱
de的
bí鼻
xī息
。
The doctor listened carefully to the patient's faint nasal breathing.
Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
jìng静
de得
zhǐ只
néng能
tīng听
dào到
tā他
jūn均
yún匀
de的
bí鼻
xī息
。
The room was so quiet that only his steady nasal breathing could be heard.
noun
snoring sound; sound of heavy breathing during sleep
literarySpecifically refers to the sound made when sleeping soundly, often used in idioms like '鼻息如雷'.
Tā他
shuì睡
de得
hěn很
chén沉
，
bí鼻
xī息
rú如
léi雷
。
He was sleeping deeply, snoring like thunder.
Shēn深
yè夜
sù宿
shè舍
lǐ里
，
cǐ此
qǐ起
bǐ彼
fú伏
de的
bí鼻
xī息
shēng声
bù不
jué绝
yú于
ěr耳
。
In the dormitory late at night, the sounds of snoring came one after another incessantly.