倒吸一口凉气 in English dao4 xi1 yi1 kou3 liang2 qi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to gasp (with amazement or shock and so on)
  • to feel a chill run down one's spine
  • to have one's hairs stand on end

Simplified Characters

倒 吸 一 口 凉 气

Traditional Characters

倒 吸 一 口 涼 氣

Pinyin

dao4 xi1 yi1 kou3 liang2 qi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

倒dao4to fall 吸xi1to breathe 一yi1one 口kou3mouth 凉liang2the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) 气qi4gas