qì chuǎn rú niúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom) / to huff and puff
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Original source entry:

氣喘如牛 气喘如牛 [qi4 chuan3 ru2 niu2] /to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)/to huff and puff/

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