吐口
吐口 tǔ kǒu ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ tou3 hau2
- to spit
- fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
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More words with these characters
吐
- 呕吐嘔吐 ǒu tù ㄡˇ ㄊㄨˋ au2 tou3 to vomit
- 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
- 催吐 cuī tù ㄘㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˋ ceoi1 tou3 to induce vomiting
- 倾吐傾吐 qīng tǔ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄨˇ king1 tou3 to pour out (emotions)
- 吐司 tǔ sī ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ tou3 si1 sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
- 吐嘈 tù cáo ㄊㄨˋ ㄘㄠˊ tou3 cou4 variant of 吐槽[tu4 cao2]
Idioms with these characters
- 不吐不快 bù tǔ bù kuài ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ bat1 tou3 bat1 faai3 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
- 倾心吐胆傾心吐膽 qīng xīn tǔ dǎn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄢˇ king1 sam1 tou3 daam2 to pour out one's heart (idiom)
- 吐故纳新吐故納新 tǔ gù nà xīn ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ tou3 gu3 naap6 san1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
- 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
- 吞云吐雾吞雲吐霧 tūn yún tǔ wù ㄊㄨㄣ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄨˋ tan1 wan4 tou3 mou6 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
- 碍口识羞礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
- 百口莫辩百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 闭口不谈閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
- 闭口不言閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 病从口入病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!