吞 tan¹ {tūn}

take possession

吞 tan¹ {tūn}

1. to swallow
2. to take

吞槍〔-枪〕 tan¹ coeng¹ {tūn qiāng}

to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun

吞蛋 tan¹ daan² {tūn dàn}

lit. swallow an egg, meaning to score nil or no marks in a sport match or exam

吞樸〔-朴〕 tan¹ pok¹ {tūn pǔ}

Being lazy

吞併〔-并〕 tan¹ bing³ {tūn bìng}

to annex

吞服 tan¹ fuk⁶ {tūn fú}

1. to swallow
2. to take (medicine)

吞金 tan¹ gam¹ {tūn jīn}

to commit suicide by swallowing gold

吞吃 tan¹ hek³ {tūn chī}

to devour

吞嚥〔-咽〕 tan¹ jin³ {tūn yàn}

1. to swallow
2. to gulp

吞滅〔-灭〕 tan¹ mit⁶ {tūn miè}

to absorb

吞沒〔-没〕 tan¹ mut⁶ {tūn mò}

1. to embezzle
2. to swallow up
3. to engulf

吞拿 tan¹ naa⁴ {tūn ná}

tuna (loanword)

吞噬 tan¹ sai⁶ {tūn shì}

1. to swallow
2. to engulf
3. to gobble up

吞食 tan¹ sik⁶ {tūn shí}

to devour

吞聲〔-声〕 tan¹ sing¹ {tūn shēng}

to swallow one's cries

吞吐 tan¹ tou³ {tūn tǔ}

to take in and send out (in large quantities)

吞精 tan¹ zing¹ {tūn jīng}

to swallow semen

吞那魚〔--鱼〕 tan¹ naa⁵ jyu⁴ {tūn nà yú}

tuna fish

吞拿魚〔--鱼〕 tan¹ naa⁴ jyu² {tūn ná yú}

tuna (loanword)

吞咗火藥〔---药〕 tan¹ zo² fo² joek⁶ {tūn zuo huǒ yào}

angry; bad temper

吞嚥困難〔-咽-难〕 tan¹ jin³ kwan³ naan⁴ {tūn yàn kùn nán}

dysphagia (medicine)

吞噬細胞〔--细-〕 tan¹ sai⁶ sai³ baau¹ {tūn shì xì bāo}

phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

吞噬作用 tan¹ sai⁶ zok³ jung⁶ {tūn shì zuò yòng}

phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)

吞吞吐吐 tan¹ tan¹ tou³ tou³ {tūn tūn tǔ tǔ}

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

吞雲吐霧〔-云-雾〕 tan¹ wan⁴ tou³ mou⁶ {tūn yún tǔ wù}

1. to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
2. to blow cigarette or opium smoke

吞口水養命〔---养-〕 tan¹ hau² seoi² joeng⁵ meng⁶ {tūn kǒu shuǐ yǎng mìng}

lit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor

吞米桑布札 tan¹ mai⁵ song¹ bou³ zaat³ {Tūn mǐ Sāng bù zhá}

Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script

吞拿魚三文治〔--鱼---〕 tan¹ naa⁴ jyu² saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶ {tūn ná yú sān wén zhì}

Tuna sandwich