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The Cantonese word fu kap - 呼吸 - fu1 kap1
(to breathe in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

fu1 kap1

English translations

to breathe, breath,
to respire, respiration

Chinese characters:

呼吸
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The traditional Chinese characters of fu1 kap1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
呼吸 (fu1 kap1) is composed of these characters: 呼, 吸

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to shout  |  to suck
呼吸 ( fu kap / fu1 kap1 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 750)
More words that mean breath in Cantonese
hei3 ( 气 ), sik1 ( 息 )

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