ǒu

vomit

mouth (口) + sound (区) = vomit

口 anchors the meaning: something coming out of the mouth. 区 is purely phonetic, giving the ǒu sound.

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他吃坏东西了,一直在

tā chī huài dōng xi le,yī zhí zài ǒu。

He ate something bad and has been vomiting the whole time.

她晕车晕得很厉害,在路上了好几次。

tā yūn chē yūn de hěn lì hai,zài lù shang ǒu le hǎo jǐ cì。

She got very carsick and vomited several times on the way.

Words with 呕

干呕

gān ǒu

to retch

作呕

zuò ǒu

to feel sick

呕出物

ǒu chū wù

vomitus

呕吐

ǒu tù

to vomit

呕吐物

ǒu tù wù

vomit

呕心沥血

ǒu xīn lì xuè

lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)

呕气

òu qì

variant of 慪氣|怄气[ou4 qi4]

嗳气呕逆

ǎi qì ǒu nì

belching and retching counterflow (medical term)

More characters with 口