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吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
Pinyin
Definition
吞吞吐吐
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tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
to speak and break off, then start again
to hold sth back
Character Decomposition
吞
一
大
口
吐
口
土
Related Words
(20)
吐
tǔ
1
to spit
2
to put
3
to say
吐槽
tù cáo
1
(slang) to roast
2
to ridicule
3
also pr. [tǔ cáo]
吐司
tǔ sī
1
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
吐气
tǔ qì
1
to exhale
2
to blow off steam
3
(phonetics) aspirated
吐痰
tǔ tán
1
to spit
2
to expectorate
吐露
tǔ lù
1
to tell
2
to disclose
3
to reveal
吞噬
tūn shì
1
to swallow
2
to engulf
3
to gobble up
呕吐
ǒu tù
1
to vomit
慢吞吞
màn tūn tūn
1
very slow
2
exasperatingly slow
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
1
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
2
to gorge oneself
私吞
sī tūn
1
to misappropriate (public funds etc)
2
to embezzle
谈吐
tán tǔ
1
style of conversation
云吞
yún tūn
1
wonton
一吐为快
yī tǔ wéi kuài
1
to get sth off one's chest
并吞
bìng tūn
1
to swallow up
2
to annex
3
to merge
侵吞
qīn tūn
1
to annex
2
to swallow (up)
3
to embezzle
催吐
cuī tù
1
emetic
倾吐
qīng tǔ
1
to pour out (emotions)
2
to unburden oneself (of strong feelings)
3
to vomit comprehensively
吐口
tǔ kǒu
1
to spit
2
fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
吐嘈
tù cáo
1
variant of 吐槽[tù cáo]
Idioms
(14)
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
1
to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
1
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
1
to pour out one's heart (idiom)
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
1
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2
to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
1
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
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
1
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2
hoist with his own petard
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
1
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
2
to speak and break off, then start again
3
to hold sth back
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
1
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
2
to blow cigarette or opium smoke
囫囵吞枣
hú lún tūn zǎo
1
to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
2
(fig.) to accept without thinking
3
to lap up
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
1
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
2
to swallow one's anger
3
to grin and bear it
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
1
no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
2
no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
1
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
2
to gorge oneself
生吞活剥
shēng tūn huó bō
1
to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
饮恨吞声
yǐn hèn tūn shēng
1
to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
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