嗀 (hù) - To vomit & to retch

嗀Tone 4

hù ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

嗀 · hù

To vomit;

to retch;

to spew out.

To vomitto retchto spew out.

Usage highlights

to vomitto retchvomiting and diarrheato spew forthnausea and vomitingvomiting blood

Synonyms

  • 吐— to spit; to vomit
  • 呕— to vomit

Antonyms

  • 吞— to swallow
  • 咽— to swallow

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He felt nauseous and began to retch (作嗀).
  • The medicine caused vomiting (嗀吐).
  • The cat coughed up a hairball (嗀出毛球).

Collocations

  • to vomit(嗀吐)
  • to retch(作嗀)
  • vomiting and diarrhea(嗀泻)
  • to spew forth(嗀出)
  • nausea and vomiting(恶心嗀吐)
  • vomiting blood(嗀血)

Idioms

  • Vomiting and diarrhea(嗀泻交作)
  • Vomiting what one has eaten(嗀其哺)
  • To spew out foul language(嗀其恶言)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears in classical Chinese medical texts describing symptoms of illness.
  • It is considered a graphic and somewhat crude term for vomiting, rarely used in polite modern speech.
  • The character composition shows a vessel (殳) with something coming out of the mouth (口).

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