吞吐

tūntǔ
to take in and send out (in large quantities)

CEDICT

  1. to mumble; to prevaricate
  2. to take in and send out in large quantities

Wiktionary

  1. 呼气与吸气。即道家所说的吐纳。
  2. 吞进和吐出。
  3. 言语不直截或含溷不清。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 吞 tūn
  1. to swallow
  2. to take
2 吐 tǔ
  1. to spit
  2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
  3. to say
  4. to pour out (one's grievances)

Containing this entry

吞吐量 tūntǔliàng throughput
吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ
  1. to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
  2. to speak and break off, then start again
  3. to hold sth back