醋 (cou3 | cu4) : vinegar; jealousy

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醋

cou3

cu4

[1] vinegar
[2] jealousy (as in love affairs)

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 酉 (#164)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

醋

This word has been viewed 10170 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th May 2011 14:28

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呷醋 haap3 cou3 = jealous 粵

吃醋 hek3 cou3 chi1 cu4 = jealous 國

醋埕 cou3 cing4 = vinegar jar; jealous person 粵

半瓶醋 bun3 peng4*2 cou3 ban4 ping2 cu4 = a dabbler, a smatterer

黑醋汁 hak1 cou3 zap1 = balsamic vinegar

醋意 cou3 ji3 = jealousy

呷乾醋 haap3 gon1 cou3 = to be jealous for no reason 粵

醋精 cou3 zing1 cu4 jing1 = vinegar concentrate

醋栗 cou3 leot6 cu4 li4 = gooseberry

醋酸 cou3 syun1 cu4 suan1 = acetic acid

臭屁醋 cau3 pei3 cou3 = chou pi vinegar (lit., "smelly fart vinegar") 粵

爭風呷醋 zang1 fung1 haap3 cou3 zheng1 feng1 xia1 cu4 = to fight for affection (also: 爭風吃醋) 粵

爭風吃醋 zang1 fung1 hek3 cou3 zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4 = to compete for one's affection

糖醋 tong4 cou3 tang2 cu4 = sweet and sour

冰醋酸 bing1 cou3 syun1 bing1 cu4 suan1 = glacial acetic acid

醋酸戊酯 cou3 syun1 mou6 zi2 cu4 suan1 wu4 zhi3 = [化] amyl acetate

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 醋
Unicode code for this character: U+918b (off-site link)

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