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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
一口氣 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
一口氣 ＝ 一 ＋ 口 ＋ 氣
ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ · yīkǒuqì
noun — one breath; adverb — in one go, all at once

字源 FORM — what the parts do

一one (一個)yī
口mouth (口水)kǒu
氣breath, air (空氣)qì
一口氣，一個的一，口水的口，空氣的氣。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嘴（口）不停，一口氣說完。
The mouth (口) does not stop — it all comes out on one breath (氣).
關 · Related
空氣kōngqìthe same 氣, the air around us喘氣chuǎnqìcatching the breath — the contrast