吞噬
tūn shì
Pinyin
Definition
吞噬
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- to swallow
- to engulf
- to gobble up
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (8)
人心不足蛇吞象
- 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
吞吞吐吐
- 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
- 1 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
- 2 to blow cigarette or opium smoke
囫囵吞枣
- 1 to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
- 2 (fig.) to accept without thinking
- 3 to lap up
忍气吞声
- 1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
- 2 to swallow one's anger
- 3 to grin and bear it