吞云吐雾 in English tun1 yun2 tu3 wu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiomatic expression)
  • to blow cigarette or opium smoke

Simplified Characters

吞 云 吐 雾

Traditional Characters

吞 雲 吐 霧

Pinyin

tun1 yun2 tu3 wu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吞tun1to swallow 云yun2(classical) to say 吐tu3to spit 雾wu4fog