吞咽 吞嚥
吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋ tan1 jin3
- to swallow
- to gulp
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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
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- 吞吐 tūn tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tou3 to take in and send out (in large quantities)
- 吞噬 tūn shì ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋ tan1 sai6 to swallow
- 吞服 tūn fú ㄊㄨㄣ ㄈㄨˊ tan1 fuk6 to swallow
- 吞没 吞沒 tūn mò ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄛˋ tan1 mut6 to embezzle
- 吞灭 吞滅 tūn miè ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tan1 mit6 to absorb
- 吞精 tūn jīng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄥ tan1 zing1 to swallow semen
- 吞声 吞聲 tūn shēng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄥ tan1 sing1 to swallow one's cries
- 吞金 tūn jīn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ tan1 gam1 to commit suicide by swallowing gold
- 吞音 tūn yīn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄣ tan1 jam1 (linguistics) elision
- 吞食 tūn shí ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˊ tan1 sik6 to devour
- 温吞 溫吞 wēn tūn ㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ wan1 tan1 tepid; lukewarm
- 独吞 獨吞 dú tūn ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄣ duk6 tan1 to hog
- 私吞 sī tūn ㄙ ㄊㄨㄣ si1 tan1 to misappropriate (public funds etc)
- 云吞 雲吞 yún tūn ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣ wan4 tan1 wonton
- 吞吐量 tūn tǔ liàng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ tan1 tou3 loeng4 throughput
咽 嚥
- 咽喉 yān hóu ㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˊ jin1 hau4 throat
- 呜咽 嗚咽 wū yè ㄨ ㄧㄝˋ wu1 jit3 to sob
- 下咽 xià yān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢ haa6 jin1 (anatomy) hypopharynx
- 下咽 下嚥 xià yàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ to swallow (food or drink)
- 前咽 qián yān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢ cin4 jin1 prepharynx (biology)
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- 咽峡 咽峽 yān xiá ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ jin1 haap6 isthmus of the fauces
- 咽炎 yān yán ㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ jin1 jim4 pharyngitis
- 咽头 咽頭 yān tóu ㄧㄢ ㄊㄡˊ jin1 tau4 pharynx
- 哽咽 gěng yè ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝˋ gang2 jit3 to choke with emotion
- 喉咽 hóu yān ㄏㄡˊ ㄧㄢ hau4 jin1 laryngopharynx
- 咽下 嚥下 yàn xià ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jin3 haa6 to swallow
- 咽住 嚥住 yàn zhù ㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ jit3 zyu6 to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
- 咽气 嚥氣 yàn qì ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ jin3 hei3 to die
- 抽咽 chōu yè ㄔㄡ ㄧㄝˋ cau1 jit3 to sob
- 梗咽 gěng yè ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝˋ variant of 哽咽
- 鼻咽 bí yān ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢ bei6 jin1 nose and throat
- 下咽癌 xià yān ái ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢ ㄞˊ haa6 jin1 ngaam4 (medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer
- 咽峡炎 咽峽炎 yān xiá yán ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ jin1 haap6 jim4 angina
- 咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ jin1 gu2 gun2 Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽 to the tympanic cavity 鼓室 of the middle ear)
- 鼻咽癌 bí yān ái ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢ ㄞˊ bei6 jin1 ngaam4 cancers of the nose and throat
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
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- 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
- 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)
- 饮恨吞声 飲恨吞聲 yǐn hèn tūn shēng ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄥ jam2 han6 tan1 sing1 to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
Example sentences
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食物 在 吞咽 吞嚥 前 要 经过 經過 咀嚼 。
Food should be chewed before being swallowed.
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