吞吐
吞吐 tūn tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tou3
- to take in and send out (in large quantities)
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吞
- 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
- 并吞併吞 bìng tūn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄣ bing3 tan1 to swallow up
- 侵吞 qīn tūn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ cam1 tan1 to annex
- 吞并吞併 tūn bìng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄅㄧㄥˋ tan1 bing3 to annex
- 吞吃 tūn chī ㄊㄨㄣ ㄔ tan1 hek3 to devour
- 吞噬 tūn shì ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋ tan1 sai6 to swallow
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
- 吐司 tǔ sī ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ tou3 si1 sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
Idioms with these characters
- 蚕食鲸吞蠶食鯨吞 cán shí jīng tūn ㄘㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ caam4 sik6 king4 tan1 lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)
- 囫囵吞枣囫圇吞棗 hú lún tūn zǎo ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄗㄠˇ fat1 leon4 tan1 zou2 to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
- 狼吞虎咽狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn ㄌㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ long4 tan1 fu2 jin3 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- 忍气吞声忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄥ jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
- 生吞活剥生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ sang1 tan1 wut6 mok1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
- 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)