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Yawning

欠 〔欠〕 qiàn

呼欠〔呼欠〕hū qiàn; 呵欠〔呵欠〕hē qiàn; 欠伸〔欠伸〕qiàn shēn; 失欠〔失欠〕shī qiàn

Noisy expulsion of breath after a short sharp inhalation associated with stretching; a sign of fatigue. Frequent yawning can be a sign of qì vacuity and yáng debility, and in particular depletion of kidney qì.

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