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夾生吞 (gaap3 saang1 tan1) — force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 監生吞) in Cantonese

gaap˗₃夾saangˉ¹生tanˉ¹吞
简 夹生吞
Mandarin Pinyin: jia1 sheng1 tun1

Meaning of 夾生吞

nounforce yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 監生吞)

Characters in 夾生吞

夾gaap3
clip; clamp; holder
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
吞tan1
swallow; absorb; annex; engulf; gulp

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