吞 (tan1) — swallow; absorb; annex; engulf; gulp in Cantonese
tanˉ¹吞Mandarin Pinyin: tun1
Meaning of 吞
nounswallow; absorb; annex; engulf; gulp
nountake possession
Example Sentences with 吞
你想唔想食碗雲吞麵？
Do you want to eat a bowl of wonton noodles?
gutˍ₆嗗jatˉ¹一sengˉ¹聲tanˉ¹吞zoˊ²咗keoiˏ₅佢。
Swallow it with a gulp.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司soengˊ²想tanˉ¹吞ping˗₃併keoi5.佢。
The company wants to annex it.
niˉ¹呢daanˉ¹單jeˏ₅嘢gwaanˉ¹關tanˉ¹吞ping˗₃併si6?事？
Is this related to the takeover?
tiuˎ₄條sou˗₃數mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係tanˉ¹吞ping3.併。
The deal isn't an acquisition.
Words Containing 吞
雲吞wan4 tan1
wonton (dumplings) | 漢: 餛飩
吞樸tan1 pok1
slack; to sneak away
夾生吞gaap3 saang1 tan1
force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 監生吞)
吞併tan1 bing3
annex; gobble (or swallow) up
吞吐tan1 tou3
to take in and send out (in large quantities)
吞拿魚三文治tan1 naa4 jyu2 saam1 man4 zi6
tuna sandwich
炸雲吞zaa3 wan4 tan1
deep fried dumplings with sweet and sour sauce
侵吞cam1 tan1
to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle
吞拿魚tan1 naa4 jyu2
tuna -- 吞拿魚 comes from the transliteration of the English name; the formal name for this fish is 鮪魚
監生吞gaam3 saang1 tan1
force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 夾生吞)
忍氣吞聲jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1
swallow one's anger/pride; stifle one's indignation; suffer in silence; bite the bullet
意大利雲吞ji3 daai6 lei6 wan4 tan1
ravioli (lit., "Italian wontons")
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