Definition

Examples

• 这个老茶馆里还放着一个铜制痰盂。
  Zhège lǎo cháguǎn lǐ hái fàngzhe yí gè tóngzhì tán yú.
  This old teahouse still has a brass spittoon.
• 他咳嗽了一声，把痰吐进了痰盂里。
  Tā késòu le yì shēng, bǎ tán tǔ jìnle tán yú lǐ.
  He coughed and spat the phlegm into the spittoon.
• 考古队在遗址中发现了古代痰盂。
  Kǎogǔ duì zài yízhǐ zhōng fāxiàn le gǔdài tán yú.
  The archaeological team discovered an ancient spittoon at the site.