卡 痰

kǎ tándictionary entry

to have phlegm stuck in one's throat

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

卡痰卡痰 [ka3 tan2] /to have phlegm stuck in one's throat/

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Reference information

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Character information

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卡
kǎ
to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhāng],片[piàn] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[kǎ lù lǐ]) / cassette
qiǎ
to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [kǎ]
痰
tán
phlegm / spittle

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