吞拿
tūn ná
Pinyin
Definition
吞拿
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- tuna (loanword)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
人心不足蛇吞象
- 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
- 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
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