唾 (to3 toe3 | tuo4) : saliva; spit

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唾

to3 toe3

tuo4

[1] [n] saliva; spittle
[2] [v] spit; spit on

Jyutping to3 is standard reading; toe3 is variant.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

唾

This word has been viewed 4100 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Dec 2010 04:04

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唾沫 to3 mut3 tuo4 mo5 = saliva

唾液 to3 jik6 tuo4 yi4 (Taiwan), tuo4 ye4 (PRC) = saliva

唾液腺 to3 jik6 sin3 tuo4 yi4 xian4 (Taiwan), tuo4 ye4 xian4 (PRC) = salivary gland

唾罵 to3 maa6 tuo4 ma4 = to harshly denounce; revile; spit at and curse

唾棄 toe3 hei3 tuo4 qi4 = abandon; spurn; cast aside

唾餘 to3 jyu4 tuo4 yu2 = minor opinion or idea

唾手可得 toe3 sau2 ho2 dak1 tuo4 shou3 ke3 de2 = very easy to acquire; easy to obtain

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Decimal representation of this word: 唾
Unicode code for this character: U+553e (off-site link)

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