吞云吐雾 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 吞云吐雾

吞云吐雾 (吞雲吐霧)

Definition to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom) / to blow cigarette or opium smoke

Idiom Originally it was described that Taoists cultivated to nourish their qi and did not eat grains, and later described that people smoke

Usage

中文释义《梁书．沈约传》"始飡霞而吐雾，终凌虚而倒影。"形容道家的绝谷养气◇乃以"吞云吐雾"形容吸鸦片或吸烟，多寓讥讽。

Characters 吞 tūn 云 (雲) yún 吐 tǔ/tù 雾 (霧) wù

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