片かた息いき

noun

difficult breathing; heavy breathing; gasping

Describes labored, painful, or gasping breath, often due to exertion, illness, or emotional distress.

• 彼かれは走はしった後あと、片かた息いきで話はなした。

  After running, he spoke with labored breathing.

• 熱ねつで片かた息いきが苦くるしそうだ。

  His breathing seems painful because of the fever.