吐痰

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Chinese

		vomit; to spit	phlegm; spittle
trad. (吐痰)		吐	痰
simp. ^#(吐痰)		吐	痰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tǔtán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou³ taam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tǔtán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tǔtán
  - Wade–Giles: tʻu³-tʻan²
  - Yale: tǔ-tán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuutarn
  - Palladius: тутань (tutanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou³ taam⁴
  - Yale: tou tàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou³ taam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou³ tam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³³ tʰaːm²¹/

Verb

吐⫽痰 (verb-object)

to spit; to expectorate (to evacuate phlegm from the mouth)
不得隨地吐痰。 [MSC, trad.]
不得随地吐痰。 [MSC, simp.]
Bùdé suídì tǔtán.
No spitting.

Synonyms

吐口水 (tǔ kǒushuǐ)
呸瀾／呸澜 (Hokkien)
呸痰 (Hokkien)
咯呸 (Xiamen Hokkien)
咯痰 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
𦧲口水 (loe1 hau2 seoi2) (Cantonese)

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