吞吞吐吐
ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ
“to speak hesitantly; to mumble; to hold back what one is saying; to hem and haw”
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- 吞下ㄊㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄚˋto swallow; to ingest; to endure or accept something unpleasant; to annex or take over.
- 嘔吐ㄡˇ ㄊㄨˋto vomit; to throw up; to eject stomach contents through the mouth, often due to illness, poisoning, or nausea
- 吐出ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨto spit out; to vomit; to discharge from the mouth; to reveal or disclose information under pressure.
- 吞噬ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋto annex; to devour; in medicine, to engulf and destroy bacteria or foreign matter
- 吐司ㄊㄨˇ ㄙsliced bread, usually from a loaf; toast; in Taiwan, often refers to the loaf itself
- 吐露ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄨˋto reveal; to disclose; to express openly
- 吐氣ㄊㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋexhale; express pent-up feelings; feel proud and relieved after achieving success
- 吞嚥ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋswallow (food, drink, or saliva); gulp down
- 吐出來ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto spit out; to vomit; to spit out (words); to blurt out
- 併吞ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄣto annex; to swallow up; to seize another's territory, property, or land
- 談吐ㄊㄢˊ ㄊㄨˇmanner of speaking; conversational style and wording
- 慢吞吞ㄇㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣslow; sluggish; describing speech or actions that are annoyingly slow