吐根
tǔ gēn
Pinyin

Definition

吐根
 - 
tǔ gēn
  1. ipecac

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to spit
  2. 2 to put
  3. 3 to say
tù cáo
  1. 1 (slang) to roast
  2. 2 to ridicule
  3. 3 also pr. [tǔ cáo]
gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
tǔ sī
  1. 1 sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
tǔ lù
  1. 1 to tell
  2. 2 to disclose
  3. 3 to reveal
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
ǒu tù
  1. 1 to vomit
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
zhā gēn
  1. 1 to take root
gēn jī
  1. 1 foundation
gēn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 root (cause)
guī gēn jié dǐ
  1. 1 in the final analysis
  2. 2 ultimately
tán tǔ
  1. 1 style of conversation
Ā gēn tíng
  1. 1 Argentina
yī tǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 to get sth off one's chest

Idioms (20)

不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
  1. 1 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
  1. 1 to pour out one's heart (idiom)
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 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. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
  1. 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  2. 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 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. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
  1. 1 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
  2. 2 to speak and break off, then start again
  3. 3 to hold sth back
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
  1. 1 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
  2. 2 to blow cigarette or opium smoke
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 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. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 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. 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. 1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
  1. 1 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
  2. 2 to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
  1. 1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. all things go back to their source eventually
  3. 3 in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
  1. 1 a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
  2. 2 In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.

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