吞噬細胞

tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1

a phagocyte

雲吞

wan4 tan1

wonton

意大利雲吞

ji3 daai6 lei6 wan4 tan1

Tortellini

吞噗

tan1 pok1

to slack off; to sneak away [colloquial]

吞咗火藥

tan1 zo2 fo2 joek6

angry; bad temper

吞吐

tan1 tou3

to take in and send out (in large quantities)

吞金

tan1 gam1

to commit suicide by swallowing gold

半吞半吐

bun3 tan1 bun3 tou3

mutter and mumble; indirectly spoken

雲吞麵

wan4 tan1 min6

Wonton noodles

吞那魚

tan1 naa5 jyu4*2

tunny

炸雲吞

zaa3 wan4 tan1

deep fried wonton dumplings

蠶食鯨吞

caam4 sik6 king4 tan1

to nibble at and gobble up; to seize territory using various means

吞拿魚三文治

tan1 naa4 jyu2 saam1 man4 zi6

Tuna sandwich

鯨吞

king4 tan1

swallow like a whale; to devour; to annex (territory); to seize and occupy

囫圇吞棗

fat1 leon4 tan1 zou2

read without understanding; read or take in information without digesting it

吞併

tan1 bing3

annex; gobble (or swallow) up

吞火者

tan1 fo2 ze2

a fire eater (at the circus)

吞噬作用

tan1 sai6 zok3 jung6

phagocytosis (a cell swallows sth foreign)

狼吞虎咽

long4 tan1 fu2 jin3

gobble up, devour ravenously

吞槍

tan1 coeng1

to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun