痰盂 (tán yú) — spittoon; cuspidor

Definition

Examples

• 这个老茶馆里还放着一个铜制痰盂。
  Zhè ge lǎo chá guǎn lǐ hái fàng zhe yí gè tóng zhì 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 ké sou le yī shēng, bǎ tán tǔ jìn le 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。
  Kǎo gǔ duì zài yí zhǐ zhōng fā xiàn le gǔ dài tán yú.
  The archaeological team discovered an ancient spittoon at the site.