tūn​yún​tǔ​wù

to smoke

  • created reference approved 吞云吐雾/吞雲吐霧 → 喷云吐雾/噴雲吐霧 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞云吐雾 / 吞雲吐霧 tūn​yún​tǔ​wù

    喷云吐雾 / 噴雲吐霧 pēn​yún​tǔ​wù

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吞云吐雾/吞雲吐霧 · tūn​yún​tǔ​wù · to smoke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞云吐雾 / 吞雲吐霧

    tūn​yún​tǔ​wù

    to smoke

    to swallow clouds and blow out fog; to blow cigarette or opium smoke (usually derogatory)

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to swallow 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 吐 (literal) → 吐 · tǔ · to spit 雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 吞云吐雾/吞雲吐霧 · tūn​yún​tǔ​wù · to cultivate Qi — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞云吐雾 / 吞雲吐霧

    tūn​yún​tǔ​wù

    to cultivate Qi

    (of Taoists) to practice deep breathing and abstain from grain in order to cultivate spiritual energy

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to contain 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 吐 (literal) → 吐 · tǔ · to spit 雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense