吞噬 [－－]

Jyutping tan1 sai6
Pinyin tūn shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to swallow
  2. to engulf
  3. to gobble up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    成個​吞​咗​落​去​；​完全​被​毀滅
    to devour; to completely engulf
    • 洪水吞噬咗成條村。
      洪水吞噬咗成条村。
      hung4 seoi2 tan1 sai6 zo2 seng4 tiu4 cyun1。
      The flood has devoured the whole village.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to annex (territory, country, etc.)
  2. verb, figuratively, literally
    to swallow; to gobble up
  3. verb
    to phagocytose; to phagocytize
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她是一个非常娇小的女孩，但她真的自己抱著中音萨克斯。不过，我忍不住想像这个东西缠绕包裹住她，并像蟒蛇般的吞噬她。
    她是一個非常嬌小的女孩，但她真的自己抱著中音薩克斯。不過，我忍不住想像這個東西纏繞包裹住她，並像蟒蛇般的吞噬她。
    tā shì yí gè fēi cháng jiāo xiǎo de nǚ hái ， dàn tā zhēn de zì jǐ bào zhù zhōng yīn sà kè sī 。 bù guò ， wǒ rěn bu zhù xiǎng xiàng zhè ge dōng xī chán rào bāo guǒ zhù tā ， bìng xiàng mǎng shé bān de tūn shì tā 。
    • She was a tiny girl, but she really held her own on the baritone sax. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but imagine the thing wrapping itself around her and devouring her like a boa constrictor.
  2. Mandarin
    房子被火吞噬了。
    房子被火吞噬了。
    fáng zi bèi huǒ tūn shì le 。
    • The house was in flames.
    • The house was ablaze.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    吞噬
    吞噬
    tan1 sai6
    • to bite and swallow
  2. Cantonese
    洪水吞噬咗成条村。
    洪水吞噬咗成條村。
    hung4 seoi2 tan1 sai6 zo2 seng4 tiu4 cyun1。
    • The flood has devoured the whole village.