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痰上頸 (taam4 soeng5 geng2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

痰上頸 (taam4 soeng5 geng2, tán shàng jǐng) — Sputum on throat; to describe someone who feels the impulse to go after something that they admire or is envious of, although without taking any specific actions

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 痰罐 (taam4 gun3) — a cuspidor; a spittoon
• 痰 (taam4) — phlegm; spittle; mucus; sputum
• 痰液 (taam4 jik6) — saliva; spittle
• 痰盂 (taam4 jyu4) — spittoon
• 痰盂兒 (taam4 jyu4 ji4) — erhua variant of 痰盂[tan2 yu2]
• 探悉 (taam3 sik1) — to ascertain

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