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吐根
tǔ gēn
Pinyin
Definition
吐根
-
tǔ gēn
ipecac
Character Decomposition
吐
口
土
根
木
艮
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]
根
gēn
1
root
2
basis
3
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
4
CL:條|条[tiáo]
5
radical (chemistry)
根据
gēn jù
1
according to
2
based on
3
basis
4
foundation
5
CL:個|个[gè]
根本
gēn běn
1
fundamental
2
basic
3
root
4
simply
5
absolutely (not)
6
(not) at all
7
CL:個|个[gè]
草根
cǎo gēn
1
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
吐司
tǔ sī
1
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
吐露
tǔ lù
1
to tell
2
to disclose
3
to reveal
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
1
Häagen-Dazs
呕吐
ǒu tù
1
to vomit
培根
péi gēn
1
bacon (loanword)
压根
yà gēn
1
from the start
2
absolutely
3
entirely
4
simply
压根儿
yà gēn r5
1
erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
扎根
zhā gēn
1
to take root
根基
gēn jī
1
foundation
根源
gēn yuán
1
origin
2
root (cause)
归根结底
guī gēn jié dǐ
1
in the final analysis
2
ultimately
谈吐
tán tǔ
1
style of conversation
阿根廷
Ā gēn tíng
1
Argentina
一吐为快
yī tǔ wéi kuài
1
to get sth off one's chest
Idioms
(20)
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
1
to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
1
to pour out one's heart (idiom)
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
1
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
1
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
2
to eradicate
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
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
1
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
1
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
2
to eliminate completely
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
1
deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
2
(fig.) well established and growing strongly
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
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
1
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
1
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
1
twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
2
knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
1
to trace something to its source (idiom)
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
1
lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
2
to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
1
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
2
fig. all things go back to their source eventually
3
in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
1
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
2
In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
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