hú​lún​tūn​zǎo

to lap up information

  • created reference approved 囫囵吞枣/囫圇吞棗 → 不求甚解 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    囫囵吞枣 / 囫圇吞棗 hú​lún​tūn​zǎo

    不求甚解 bù​qiú​shèn​jiě

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 囫囵吞枣/囫圇吞棗 → 生吞活剥/生吞活剝 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    囫囵吞枣 / 囫圇吞棗 hú​lún​tūn​zǎo

    生吞活剥 / 生吞活剝 shēng​tūn​huó​bō

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 囫囵吞枣/囫圇吞棗 · hú​lún​tūn​zǎo · to lap up information — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    囫囵吞枣 / 囫圇吞棗

    hú​lún​tūn​zǎo

    to lap up information

    literally to swallow a whole date without chewing; used to describe accepting or absorbing information without thinking, analyzing, or understanding it properly

    囫囵 (literal) → 囫囵/囫圇 · hú​lún · vague 吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to swallow 枣 (literal) → 枣/棗 · zǎo · jujube

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

    created sense