tán
tǒng

common
noun

Meaning of 痰桶

痰桶 means spittoon shaped like a bucket; cylindrical cuspidor. Pronounced tán tǒng.

  • spittoon shaped like a bucket; cylindrical cuspidor

Definitions & Examples

Chá
guǎn
měi
zhuō
zi
xià
miàn
dōu
bǎi
zhe
tóng
tán
tǒng
 

Under every table in the teahouse sat a bronze spittoon.

Lǎo
ye
fēn
fu
huan
tīng
de
tán
tǒng
dào
diào
qīng
gān
jìng
 

The master ordered the maid to empty and clean the spittoon in the parlor.

Jiù
shí
běi
fāng
jiā
tíng
cháng
bèi
táo
zhì
huò
táng
tán
tǒng
 

In old times, northern families usually kept ceramic or enamel spittoons.

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