吞泡

吞泡

Chinese

		to swallow; to take	to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen
simp. and trad. (吞泡)		吞	泡
alternative forms		吞樸／吞朴 吞噗 吞pop 吞pot

Etymology

Said to have originally referred to the action of an idle opium smoker inhaling an opium bubble.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tan¹ pok¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tan¹ pok¹
    • Yale: tān pōk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tan¹ pok⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ten¹ pog¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐn⁵⁵ pʰɔːk̚⁵/

Verb

吞泡

1. (Cantonese, colloquial) to be lazy at work