Definition

1. Verb:
   • To blow with a wide-open mouth: To exhale air forcefully from the mouth, typically with the mouth opened wide.
   • To give the kiss of life / to resuscitate: To perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by blowing air into a person's lungs to restore breathing, especially in emergency situations.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy hà hơi vào tách trà để làm nguội. (He blew on the cup of tea to cool it down.)
  • Các nhân viên cứu hộ nhanh chóng hà hơi cho nạn nhân. (The rescue workers quickly gave the kiss of life to the victim.)
  • Hà hơi cho người bị chết đuối được vớt lên. (To give the kiss of life to a person rescued from drowning.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in the literal, physical sense of blowing air or performing resuscitation. It is not commonly used in abstract or metaphorical contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Hà (v): An archaic or literary verb meaning "to exhale" or "to breathe out," often seen in compound terms like "hà hơi."
• Hô hấp nhân tạo (n): The formal term for artificial respiration or CPR, which includes "hà hơi" (mouth-to-mouth) as a component.

Synonyms

• To blow: To expel air from the mouth.
• To resuscitate: To revive someone from unconsciousness or apparent death.
• To give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation: The specific medical procedure.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "hà hơi." The term is used literally.

1. Blow with a wide-open mouth
2. Give the kiss of life to, resuscitate
   • Hà hơi cho người bị chết đuối được vớt lên
     To give the kiss of life to a person rescued from drowing