吞噬
Chinese
to swallow; to take | devour; to bite | ||
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trad. (吞噬) | 吞 | 噬 | |
simp. #(吞噬) | 吞 | 噬 |
Pronunciation
Verb
吞噬
- (literally, figuratively) to swallow; to gobble up
- (biochemistry, immunology, cytology) to phagocytose; to phagocytize
- (figuratively) to annex (territory, country, etc.)
Synonyms
- (to annex):
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Derived terms
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Related terms
- 吞食 (tūnshí)
- 吞沒/吞没 (tūnmò)