noun
Refers to a mixture of phlegm and saliva, often used in contexts of coughing up or spitting. More colloquial than medical terms like 喀痰 (かくたん).
風邪をひいて痰唾が絡む。
I have a cold and phlegm is stuck in my throat.
道に痰唾を吐くのはやめてください。
Please don't spit on the street.
Compound of 痰 (たん, 'phlegm') and 唾 (つば, 'saliva'). The reading たんつば is a straightforward combination of the two kun'yomi readings.