吐槽 tǔ cáo ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄠˊ tou3 cou4
- (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way
- also pr. [tu4cao2]
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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)
- 吐口 tǔ kǒu ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ tou3 hau2 to spit
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- 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
- 吐字 tǔ zì ㄊㄨˇ ㄗˋ tou3 zi6 diction; enunciation
- 吐实 吐實 tǔ shí ㄊㄨˇ ㄕˊ tou3 sat6 to reveal the truth
- 吐根 tǔ gēn ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄣ tou3 gan1 ipecac
- 吐弃 吐棄 tǔ qì ㄊㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ tou3 hei3 to spurn
- 吐气 吐氣 tǔ qì ㄊㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ tou3 hei3 to exhale; to breathe out
- 吐沫 tù mo ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄇㄛ tou3 mut3 saliva
- 吐痰 tǔ tán ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄢˊ tou3 taam4 to spit
- 吐穗 tǔ suì ㄊㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ tou3 seoi6 to have the ears of grain come up
- 吐絮 tǔ xù ㄊㄨˇ ㄒㄩˋ tou3 seoi5 cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior
- 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ tou3 si1 (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk
- 吐艳 吐艷 tǔ yàn ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ tou3 jim6 to burst into bloom
- 吐蕃 Tǔ bō ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄛ tou3 faan4 Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet
- 吐血 tù xiě ㄊㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ tou3 hyut3 to cough up blood
槽
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 跳槽 tiào cáo ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄠˊ tiu3 cou4 to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere
- 倒槽 dǎo cáo ㄉㄠˇ ㄘㄠˊ dou2 cou4 to die out (of livestock)
- 凹槽 āo cáo ㄠ ㄘㄠˊ nap1 cou4 recess
- 卡槽 kǎ cáo ㄎㄚˇ ㄘㄠˊ kaa1 cou4 (electronics) card slot (for SD card, SIM card etc)
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- 插槽 chā cáo ㄔㄚ ㄘㄠˊ caap3 cou4 slot
- 槽位 cáo wèi ㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ cou4 wai2 slot
- 槽坊 cáo fang ㄘㄠˊ ˙ㄈㄤ cou4 fong1 brewery
- 槽孔 cáo kǒng ㄘㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ cou4 hung2 slot
- 槽牙 cáo yá ㄘㄠˊ ㄧㄚˊ cou4 ngaa4 (coll.) molar; back tooth
- 槽车 槽車 cáo chē ㄘㄠˊ ㄔㄜ cou4 ce1 tanker (truck)
- 槽钢 槽鋼 cáo gāng ㄘㄠˊ ㄍㄤ cou4 gong3 steel groove
- 槽头 槽頭 cáo tóu ㄘㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ cou4 tau4 feeding trough in stable
- 槽点 槽點 cáo diǎn ㄘㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ cou4 dim2 (slang) an aspect that invites ridicule (e.g. a film's plot inconsistencies or unrealistic character behavior)
- 河槽 hé cáo ㄏㄜˊ ㄘㄠˊ ho4 cou4 river bed
- 溜槽 liū cáo ㄌㄧㄡ ㄘㄠˊ lau6 cou4 sluice
- 沟槽 溝槽 gōu cáo ㄍㄡ ㄘㄠˊ kau1 cou4 groove
- 胸槽 xiōng cáo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄘㄠˊ hung1 cou4 cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)
- 卧槽 臥槽 wò cáo ㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠˊ ngo6 cou4 (Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏) fuck
- 血槽 xuè cáo ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄘㄠˊ hyut3 cou4 fuller; blood groove (on a blade)
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 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
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- 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)
- 吐丝自缚 吐絲自縛 tǔ sī zì fù ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ tou3 si1 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- 牛骥同槽 牛驥同槽 niú jì tóng cáo ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠˊ ngau4 kei3 tung4 cou4 cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
- 三马同槽 三馬同槽 sān mǎ tóng cáo ㄙㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠˊ saam1 maa5 tung4 cou4 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司马懿 and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
- 水落归槽 水落歸槽 shuǐ luò guī cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 lok6 gwai1 cou4 spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong