酸 (syun1 | suan1) : sour

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酸

syun1

suan1

[1] sour; acid [2] stale; spoiled [3] sad; grieved; sorrowful [4] aching; [n] tingle; ache [5] jealous; envious [6] stingy [7] acid (chemistry)

Stroke count: 14

Level: 4

Radical: 酉 (#164)

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

酸

This word has been viewed 11022 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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肉酸 juk6 syun1 = ugly; disgusting; blood-curdling; flesh-crawling 粵

酸辣 syun1 laat6 suan1 la4 = hot and sour

尖酸 zim1 syun1 jian1 suan1 = acrid; acrimonious; tart; sarcastic; mordant

酸辣醬 syun1 laat6 zoeng3 suan1 la4 jiang4 = hot and sour sauce; chutney

酸奶 syun1 naai5 suan1 nai3 = yoghurt, yogurt; sour cream; labneh

酸牛奶 syun1 ngau4 naai5 suan1 niu2 nai3 = yoghurt; yogurt

酸乳酪醬 syun1 jyu5 lok3 zoeng3 suan1 ru3 lao4 jiang4 = yoghurt; yogurt

酸奶酪 syun1 naai5 lok3 suan1 nai3 lao4 = yoghurt; yogurt

寒酸 hon4 syun1 han2 suan1 = shabby; stingy

酸枝 syun1 zi1 = narra; padauk
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Showing 1 example containing 酸

食酸嘢好醒胃粵
Sour food improves one's appetite.

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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 酸
Unicode code for this character: U+9178 (off-site link)

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