吞雲吐霧

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Chinese

to swallow; to take cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname vomit; to spit fog; mist
trad. (吞雲吐霧)
simp. (吞云吐雾)

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吞雲吐霧

  1. (Taoism) a state of mediation where a person no longer requires food
  2. (figurative) to smoke (cigarettes, or other drugs)