吢 (qìn) - A variant form of 吣, meaning to vomit & to spew
吢 · qìn
A variant form of 吣, meaning to vomit;
to spew;
used figuratively for speaking nonsense or uttering offensive words.
A variant form of 吣, meaning to vomitto spewused figuratively for speaking nonsense or uttering offensive
Usage highlights
胡吢瞎吢吢吐狗吢猫吢
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The cat vomited (猫吢了).
- He's talking nonsense (他胡吢).
- Don't spew such words (别吢出这些话).
Collocations
- 胡吢 (hú qìn) - talk nonsense
- 瞎吢 (xiā qìn) - talk blindly/nonsense
- 吢吐 (qìn tù) - vomit
- derogatory for nonsense(狗吢 (gǒu qìn) - dog vomiting)
- 猫吢 (māo qìn) - cat vomiting
Idioms
- a filthy mouth can't utter decent language(狗吢里吐不出象牙 (gǒu qìn lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá) - No ivory comes from a dog's mouth)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally described animal vomiting, later extended metaphorically to human speech, especially crude or nonsensical talk.
- Considered a colloquial and somewhat vulgar term, rarely used in formal writing.