独吞 獨吞
独吞 獨吞 dú tūn ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄣ duk6 tan1
- to hog
- to keep everything for oneself
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独 獨
- 唯独 唯獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 only
- 单独 單獨 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 alone
- 孤独 孤獨 gū dú ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gu1 duk6 lonely
- 独到 獨到 dú dào ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ duk6 dou3 original
- 独创 獨創 dú chuàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤˋ duk6 cong3 to come up with (an innovation)
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- 独占 獨占 dú zhàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ duk6 zim1 to have all to oneself; to monopolize
- 独唱 獨唱 dú chàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄤˋ duk6 coeng3 (in singing) solo
- 独家 獨家 dú jiā ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ duk6 gaa1 exclusive
- 独特 獨特 dú tè ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ duk6 dak6 unique; distinctive
- 独立 獨立 dú lì ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ duk6 laap6 independent
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
- 不独 不獨 bù dú ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ bat1 duk6 not only
- 台独 台獨 Tái dú ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ toi4 duk6 Taiwan independence
- 失独 失獨 shī dú ㄕ ㄉㄨˊ sat1 duk6 bereaved of one's only child
- 惟独 惟獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 variant of 唯独
- 慎独 慎獨 shèn dú ㄕㄣˋ ㄉㄨˊ san6 duk6 to preserve a proper behavior in private life
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
- 吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋ tan1 jin3 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
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 单打独斗 單打獨鬥 dān dǎ dú dòu ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄡˋ daan1 daa2 duk6 dau3 to fight alone (idiom)
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 独霸一方 獨霸一方 dú bà yī fāng ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄧ ㄈㄤ duk6 baa3 jat1 fong1 to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
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- 独出心裁 獨出心裁 dú chū xīn cái ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ duk6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
- 独当一面 獨當一面 dú dāng yī miàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄤ ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ duk6 dong1 jat1 min6 to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
- 独胆英雄 獨膽英雄 dú dǎn yīng xióng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄢˇ ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ duk6 daam2 jing1 hung4 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
- 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun3 zyun1 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独夫民贼 獨夫民賊 dú fū mín zéi ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ duk6 fu1 man4 caak6 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 独具匠心 獨具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ duk6 geoi6 zoeng6 sam1 original and ingenious (idiom)
- 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)