唺 (tiǎn) - To spit out & to eject from the mouth.
唺 · tiǎn
To spit out;
to eject from the mouth.
To spit outto eject from the mouth.
Usage highlights
spit outspit bloodspit phlegmspit foodforcefully spitspit and vomit
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The child spit out the bitter medicine (唺出苦药).
- He spit out the fish bones (唺出鱼刺).
- The patient was asked to spit into the cup (唺入杯中).
Collocations
- spit out(唺出)
- spit blood(唺血)
- spit phlegm(唺痰)
- spit food(唺食)
- forcefully spit(强唺)
- spit and vomit(唺吐)
Idioms
- Spit out the old and take in the new(唺故纳新)
- Spit out pearls and jade(唺珠唾玉)
- Spit out grievances(唺冤吐屈)
Cultural background
FAQ- This character is rarely used in modern Chinese and appears mainly in classical texts.
- In traditional medicine, spitting was sometimes seen as a way to expel harmful substances from the body.
- The character combines the mouth radical (口) with the phonetic component 典, suggesting the action of speaking or emitting from the mouth.