(qìn) - A variant form of 吣, meaning to vomit & to spew

Tone 4

qìn | 7 strokes | radical: 口

· 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

Synonyms

  • variant form with same meaning
  • 呕吐vomit
  • 胡说talk nonsense

Antonyms

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.

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