vent grievances and feel relieved; phonetic aspiration
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to vent pent-up grievances or resentment and feel relieved
Commonly used in the idiom 扬眉吐气. Implies a release of long-held frustration.
Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
kě可
yǐ以
yáng扬
méi眉
tǔ吐
qì气
le了
。
He can finally hold his head high and feel vindicated.
Bǎ把
xīn心
lǐ里
huà话
dōu都
shuō说
chū出
lái来
，
tā她
jué觉
de得
tǔ吐
qì气
le了
。
After saying what was on her mind, she felt a sense of relief.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
shèng胜
lì利
ràng让
qiú球
mí迷
men们
hǎo好
hǎo好
tǔ吐
le了
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
。
The victory in this match gave the fans a chance to finally let out a sigh of relief.
verb
to aspirate (in phonetics); to pronounce with a strong burst of breath
technicalTechnical term in phonetics. In Chinese phonology, distinguishes between aspirated and unaspirated consonants (e.g., p vs. b in pinyin).
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
，
"
pp
"
shì是
tǔ吐
qì气
yīn音
。
In Mandarin, "p" is an aspirated sound.
Zhè这
gè个
fǔ辅
yīn音
xū需
yào要
tǔ吐
qì气
。
This consonant requires aspiration.
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Tǔ吐
qì气
yǔ与
bù不
tǔ吐
qì气
de的
duì对
lì立
zài在
hàn汉
yǔ语
yǔ语
yīn音
xì系
tǒng统
zhōng中
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
The opposition between aspirated and unaspirated sounds is very important in the Chinese phonological system.