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Jyutping taam4
Pinyin tán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. phlegm
  2. spittle
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. phlegm/spittle/mucus/sputum
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    氣管​分泌​出​嚟​嘅​黏液​(​量​詞​:​篤​)
    phlegm; sputum
    • 醫生,我喉嚨有啲痰,咳唔到出嚟呀。
      医生,我喉咙有啲痰,咳唔到出嚟呀。
      ji1 sang1, ngo5 hau4 lung4 jau5 di1 taam4, kat1 m4 dou2 ceot1 lai4 aa3.
      Doctor, I have phlegm in my throat but I can't cough it out.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. phlegm, mucus, spittle
  2. Cangjie Input
    KFF
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他有个随地吐痰的习惯。
    他有個隨地吐痰的習慣。
    tā yǒu gè suí dì tǔ tán de xí guàn 。
    • He has the habit of spitting on the ground.
  2. Mandarin
    随地吐痰在新加坡算是犯罪行为。
    隨地吐痰在新加坡算是犯罪行為。
    suí dì tǔ tán zài xīn jiā pō suàn shì fàn zuì xíng wèi 。
    • In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonais
    一笃痰
    一篤痰
    jat1 duk1 taam4
    • a drop of sputum
  2. Cantonais
    惹痰
    惹痰
    je5 taam4
    • to cause the production of sputum
  3. Cantonais
    𦧲痰
    𦧲痰
    loe1 taam4
    • to spit (phlegm)
  4. Cantonais
    润肺化痰
    潤肺化痰
    jeon6 fai3 faa3 taam4
    • to moisten the lung and dissolve the sputum
  5. Cantonais
    不准随地吐痰
    不准隨地吐痰
    bat1 zeon2 ceoi4 dei6 tou3 taam4
    • no spitting anywhere on the ground