白沫

báimò

noun #30,817

Meanings

1 white foam
2 froth (especially from the mouth)

Characters

Examples

他突然倒在地上，口吐白沫。

Tā tūrán dǎo zài dì shàng, kǒu tǔ báimò.

He suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

海浪拍打岩石，激起一片白沫。

Hǎilàng pāidǎ yánshí, jī qǐ yī piàn báimò.

The waves crashed against the rocks, sending up white foam.

Tips

usage

口吐白沫 kǒu tǔ báimò ('mouth spitting white foam') is the standard medical/dramatic description of a seizure or rabies in Chinese — very common in TV scripts when a character collapses.

Stroke Order

白 bái

沫 mò