囫囵吞下
hú​lún​tūn​xià

to swallow whole

  • created sense approved 囫囵吞下/囫圇吞下 · hú​lún​tūn​xià · to swallow whole — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    囫囵吞下 / 囫圇吞下

    hú​lún​tūn​xià

    to swallow whole

    To swallow something entirely without chewing

    囫囵 (literal) → 囫囵/囫圇 · hú​lún · whole 吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to swallow 下 (literal) → 下 · xia · [downward/result]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 囫囵吞下/囫圇吞下 · hú​lún​tūn​xià · to accept uncritically — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    囫囵吞下 / 囫圇吞下

    hú​lún​tūn​xià

    to accept uncritically

    To accept information or act without thought or critical analysis; to swallow wholesale

    囫囵 (literal) → 囫囵/囫圇 · hú​lún · vague 吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to swallow 下 (literal) → 下 · xia · [downward/result]

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

    created sense