吞服
tūn fú
Pinyin
Definition
吞服
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- to swallow
- to take (medicine)
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)
勤俭为服务之本
- 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (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
哀告宾服
- 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit