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Breath of Life
氣息 can mean breath of life or panting for want of breath in the Buddhist context.
In other contexts, it can mean breath, smell, odor, or flavor.
Life in Every Breath
生活中的每一次呼吸 means “life in every breath” in Chinese.
This phrase is more like “every breath in life” as if it's a quantity of breaths that makes up your life.
There are many ways to understand this phrase in English, so this is one of a few ways it could be translated into Chinese. If you’re looking for a different meaning, please contact me.
Life in Every Breath
吐く息一つにも生命が宿り means “life in every breath” in Japanese.
This phrase is more like “every single breath as you live and dwell.”
The characters breakdown this way:
吐く息 (hakuiki) to breathe; exhaled air; one's breath; breathing.
一つ (hitotsu) one; only; just.
にも (nimo) also; too; as well; even.
生命 (seimei) life; existence; living.
が (ga) particle.
宿り (yadori) to lodge; to dwell; lodging; abode; shelter.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Breathe
呼吸 means to breathe, breathing or breath in Chinese characters, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
These two characters mean to exhale and inhale. Maybe this will remind you to “just breathe.”
Inhale
吸入 is a Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean word that means inhale, inhalation, or to breathe in.
吸 by itself can mean to inhale or suck in.
入 means to enter (in this case, the body), so it clarifies that this is the true inhalation of air into the body.
If you need a reminder to breathe (slow down and take a deep breath), this may be the word you want hanging on your wall.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
一息 see styles |
yī xī yi1 xi1 i hsi hitoiki ひといき |
(1) one breath; (2) time of one breath; (3) pause; break; rest; breather; (4) (as 一息に) (doing in) one go; doing without stopping; (5) small amount of effort; a little more effort A breath, i.e. inspiration-cum-expiration; a rest, or cessation. |
鼻息 see styles |
bí xī bi2 xi1 pi hsi hanaiki(p); bisoku はないき(P); びそく |
breath (1) nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; (2) (はないき only) person's pleasure; excitement The breath of the nostrils; also the perception of smell. |
息白し see styles |
ikishiroshi いきしろし |
visible breath (i.e. when it's cold); frosty breath; white breath |
息を継ぐ see styles |
ikiotsugu いきをつぐ |
(exp,v5g) to take a breath; to pause for a breath; to catch one's breath |
息が切れる see styles |
ikigakireru いきがきれる |
(exp,v1) (1) to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to lose one's breath; (exp,v1) (2) to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to collapse; (exp,v1) (3) to die |
Variations: |
ikiotsugu いきをつぐ |
(exp,v5g) (1) to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; (exp,v5g) (2) to take a rest; to take a break |
氣息 气息 see styles |
qì xī qi4 xi1 ch`i hsi chi hsi kisoku |
More info & calligraphy: Breath of Lifebreath |
息 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi soku そく |
breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2] (form) son; (personal name) Yasumu To breathe; breath; rest, stop, settle, cease; produce, interest. |
口臭 see styles |
kǒu chòu kou3 chou4 k`ou ch`ou kou chou koushuu / koshu こうしゅう |
bad breath; halitosis bad breath; halitosis |
屏息 see styles |
bǐng xī bing3 xi1 ping hsi heisoku / hesoku へいそく |
hold one's breath (noun/participle) bated breath; being cowed into silence |
息吹 see styles |
ibuki いぶき |
(1) breath; (2) sign (of something new and fresh); breath (metaphor); (female given name) Ibuki |
気吹 see styles |
ibuki いぶき |
(out-dated kanji) (1) breath; (2) sign (of something new and fresh); breath (metaphor); (given name) Ibuki |
霞草 see styles |
kasumisou / kasumiso かすみそう |
(kana only) common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot |
一口氣 一口气 see styles |
yī kǒu qì yi1 kou3 qi4 i k`ou ch`i i kou chi |
one breath; in one breath; at a stretch |
奪精鬼 夺精鬼 see styles |
duó jīng guǐ duo2 jing1 gui3 to ching kuei dasshō ki |
One that carries off the vital breath of the dying. |
息吹き see styles |
ibuki いぶき |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) breath; (2) sign (of something new and fresh); breath (metaphor) |
臭口鬼 see styles |
xiù kǒu guǐ xiu4 kou3 gui3 hsiu k`ou kuei hsiu kou kuei shūku ki |
(or臭毛鬼) Demons with stinking breath, or hair. |
かすみ草 see styles |
kasumisou / kasumiso かすみそう |
(kana only) common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot |
一息つく see styles |
hitoikitsuku ひといきつく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to take a breather; to take a rest; (2) to catch one's breath; to take a breath |
一息吐く see styles |
hitoikitsuku ひといきつく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to take a breather; to take a rest; (2) to catch one's breath; to take a breath |
息をのむ see styles |
ikionomu いきをのむ |
(exp,v5m) to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp |
息を呑む see styles |
ikionomu いきをのむ |
(exp,v5m) to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp |
息を嚥む see styles |
ikionomu いきをのむ |
(exp,v5m) to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp |
息を殺す see styles |
ikiokorosu いきをころす |
(exp,v5s) to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath |
息を飲む see styles |
ikionomu いきをのむ |
(exp,v5m) to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp |
カスミソウ see styles |
kasumisou / kasumiso カスミソウ |
(kana only) common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot |
息を整える see styles |
ikiototonoeru いきをととのえる |
(exp,v1) to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath |
息を潜める see styles |
ikiohisomeru いきをひそめる |
(exp,v1) to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath |
息をひそめる see styles |
ikiohisomeru いきをひそめる |
(exp,v1) to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath |
Variations: |
kasumisou; kasumisou / kasumiso; kasumiso かすみそう; カスミソウ |
(kana only) common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Breath of Life | 氣息 气息 | kisoku | qì xī / qi4 xi1 / qi xi / qixi | ch`i hsi / chihsi / chi hsi |
| Life in Every Breath | 生活中的每一次呼吸 | shēng huó zhōng de měi yī cì hū xī sheng1 huo2 zhong1 de mei3 yi1 ci4 hu1 xi1 sheng huo zhong de mei yi ci hu xi | sheng huo chung te mei i tz`u hu hsi sheng huo chung te mei i tzu hu hsi |
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| Life in Every Breath | 吐く息一つにも生命が宿り | hakuiki hitotsu nimo seimei ga yadori | ||
| Breathe | 呼吸 | ko kyuu / kokyuu / ko kyu | hū xī / hu1 xi1 / hu xi / huxi | hu hsi / huhsi |
| Inhale | 吸入 | kyuu nyuu / kyuunyuu / kyu nyu | xī rù / xi1 ru4 / xi ru / xiru | hsi ju / hsiju |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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