hú lún tūn xià

Traditional: 囫圇吞下

囫囵吞下 (hú lún tūn xià) is a Chinese word meaning “to swallow whole; (fig.) to swallow (lies etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to swallow whole
  2. 2(fig.) to swallow (lies etc)

Characters in 囫囵吞下

囫hú · used in 囫圇|囫囵[hu2 lun2]囵lún · used in 囫圇|囫囵[hu2 lun2]吞tūn · to swallow下xià · down

Related words

下down一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)下来to come down下去to go down留下to leave behind下面below下面to boil noodles放下to lay down; to put down剩下to remain; to be left over下午afternoon坐下to sit down停下to stop

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