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awthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

vomit, throw up, disgorge

嘔吐

zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) ⬆︎ [[...]]

the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig

十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

zhuithorzef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuy'thox'zef ⬆︎ [[...]]

emetic, a medicine that induces vomiting

催嘔劑

cyao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'ao; (cie'thox) ⬆︎ [[...]]

cure vomiting

止嘔,止吐

giogthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giok'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

jade hare in the moon (Chinese mythology), the moon

玉兔

giogthox tongsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giok'thox tofng'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
The moon rises in the east.
玉兔東升

hokloan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'loan; (laux'thox'zexng, khof'leq'laq) ⬆︎ [[...]]

cholera

霍亂

iafthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

hare

野兔

iongbii thorkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'bii thox'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]

feel proud after one suddenly attains fame or wealth

揚眉吐氣

kawthox iuo safm khud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'thox iuo safm khud ⬆︎ [[...]]

The wily hare has three holes to his burrow.

狡兔有三窟

khang'ao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'ao; (taf'thox) ⬆︎ [[...]]

retch, dry heaves

乾嘔

laothox-zexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laux'thox'zexng; laux'thox-zexng ⬆︎ [[...]]

cholera

霍亂

liaqthorar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah'thox'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]

vomit

嘔吐

pvoarthwn pvoarthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'thwn pvoax'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

hem and haw, telling only part of what one knows

欲言又止

siwtw thaixthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siuo'tw thai'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

wait by the stump hoping other hares will come by the spot, because he once caught a hare there — stupid and unimaginative in doing things

守株待兔

sviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviux ⬆︎ [[...]]

animal signs used in the twelve year cycle, be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals.

屬,生肖

Lie sviux symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sviux sirm'miq? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What animal is the sign of your year of birth?
你屬什麼生肖?

Goar sviux ty. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sviux ty. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I was born in the year of the pig.
我屬豬。

zabji svesviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji svef'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty); zap'ji svef/svy'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie/zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) ⬆︎ [[...]]
the year of the animal in which one was born: (the year of the) rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, lamb, monkey, chicken, dog, pig — corresponding to the duodecimal cycle
十二生肖 — 子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

svoathox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

hares

山兔

sui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sui ⬆︎ [[...]]

ear of grain, the flower of grasses, graceful

穗

beqafsui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beh'ar'sui ⬆︎ [[...]]
ear of wheat
麥穗

hoanbeqsui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'beh'sui ⬆︎ [[...]]
ear of corn
玉米穗

kietsui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'sui; (thox'sui) ⬆︎ [[...]]
come into ear
結穗,吐穗

tiuafsui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiu'ar'sui ⬆︎ [[...]]
ear of rice
稻穗

ta'thox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'thox; (khafng'ao) ⬆︎ [[...]]

dry heaves, retch

乾嘔

thao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thao; (thox) ⬆︎ [[...]]

through, to pass through, ventilate

通,透

zuie be thao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie be thao; zuie bøe thao ⬆︎ [[...]]
water will not run off (when a drain is choked)
水不通

kauar bøexthao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'ar be'thao; kaw'ar bøe'thao ⬆︎ [[...]]
the drain is choked up
水溝不通

miasviaf cyn thao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: miaa'sviaf cyn thao ⬆︎ [[...]]
his fame is spread far and wide
很出名

thaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaux; (thox) ⬆︎ [[...]]

to pass through, penetrate, communicate, transparent, thoroughly, fully

透,通

Cid tiaau lo thaux Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiaau lo thaux Taai'pag. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This road goes all the way to Taipei.
這條路通台北。

bad thaothaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad thaux'thaux ⬆︎ [[...]]
know thoroughly
識透了

khvoarthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'thaux ⬆︎ [[...]]
to see through (a person)
看透

korng thaotea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng thaux'tea ⬆︎ [[...]]
to tell with all the particulars
詳述

siøthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'thaux ⬆︎ [[...]]
having a passage through, making direct communication
相通

taam-thaux`køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taam thaux'koex; taam-thaux`køex ⬆︎ [[...]]
be wet to the skin, be wet through, dripping wet
濕透了

thox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

spit out, to vomit, disgorge, disclose, tell all, leak out, speak out (the whole truth)

吐

awthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]
to vomit, retching and vomiting
嘔吐

laothox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laux'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]
diarrhea and vomiting
瀉吐

pvoarthwn-pvoarthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'thwn pvoax'thox; pvoax'thwn-pvoax'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]
half concealing, half telling, speaking only half one's mind
半吞半吐

thunthwn thorthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thwn'thwn thox'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]
trying to hide something while speaking, to hem and haw
吞吞吐吐

thox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

hare, rabbit

兔

kawthox iuo safm khud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'thox iuo safm khud ⬆︎ [[...]]
The wily hare has three holes to his burrow
狡兔有三窟

thor'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]

hare, rabbit

兔子

thorafkhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'ar'khafng ⬆︎ [[...]]

rabbit warren

兔穴

thorafphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'ar'phoee; thox'ar'phøee ⬆︎ [[...]]

rabbit fur

兔皮

thorzhud cinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'zhud cyn'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]]

speak out the exact truth, say just what one thinks or the straight facts of the case

吐出真情

thox zhutlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox zhud'laai ⬆︎ [[...]]

vomit food, disclose, to speak out (the whole truth)

吐出來

thorzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'zuie ⬆︎ [[...]]

expectorate water

吐水

thorhied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'hied ⬆︎ [[...]]

bring up blood, vomit blood

吐血

thorhøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'hoea; thox'høea ⬆︎ [[...]]

shoot flame, flaming (of sun)

噴火

thorhoeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'hoeq; (thox'huiq) ⬆︎ [[...]]

vomit or bring up blood, spit blood

吐血

thorkhuix iongbii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'khuix ioong'bii ⬆︎ [[...]]

got over his temper and smoothed out his frown

吐氣揚眉

thorlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'lo ⬆︎ [[...]]

speak out one's mind, confess, disclose

吐露

thorpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'purn ⬆︎ [[...]]

sustain losses in business

賠本

thorsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'sy ⬆︎ [[...]]

silkworm) spins silk, (the spider) spins a web

吐絲

thorsui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'sui ⬆︎ [[...]]

ear of grain just appearing

吐穗,出穗

thofthor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thor'thor ⬆︎ [[...]]

vulgar, clownish, unpolished and unlettered, protrude

粗魯,微突的

bagciw thofthor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw thor'thor; (bak'ciw thox'thox) ⬆︎ [[...]]
the eyes protrude
眼睛突出

thortuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox'tuun; (khiq'zhuix) ⬆︎ [[...]]

harelip, cleft lip

兔唇

thwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thwn ⬆︎ [[...]]

to swallow, to bolt, devour, to gorge, to gulp, appropriate, embezzle

吞

bagsae zøx png thwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'sae zøx png thwn ⬆︎ [[...]]
having tears for meat
眼淚當飯吞

ho laang thunkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang thwn'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]
have goods or money taken from us
被吞了

perngthwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pexng'thwn ⬆︎ [[...]]
absorb another country
併吞

pvoarthwn pvoarthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'thwn pvoax'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]
half revealed and half concealed
半吞半吐

thunhuun thorbu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thwn'huun thox'bu ⬆︎ [[...]]

swallowing clouds and breathing out mists — magical tricks

吞雲吐霧

thunthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thwn'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

to hem and haw, speak hesitatingly

吞吐

thunthwn thorthox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thwn'thwn thox'thox ⬆︎ [[...]]

trying to hide something while speaking, to hem and haw, speak hesitatingly

吞吞吐吐

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