







呼不给吸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too scared to catch one's breath”. Gasping in fright. Literally, “Exhale not allow inhale”.

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Open the tool →呼不给吸 (hū bù jǐ xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too scared to catch one's breath”.
呼不给吸 is pronounced hū bù jǐ xī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 呼不给吸 means “Exhale not allow inhale”. It is used to mean “Too scared to catch one's breath”.
形容吓得来不及喘气。