Definition
醋 (cù) is vinegar — a sour, fermented condiment. Figuratively, it means 'jealousy' in romantic situations, as in the idiom 吃醋 ('to drink vinegar').
noun
vinegar(figurative) jealousy (in romantic rivalry)
Easily confused
- 蜡làlook-alikecandle
- 粗cūsound-alike(of texture) rough, coarse
- 错cuòlook-alikewrong, incorrect
- 借jièlook-aliketo borrow
Examples
- 醋。Wǒ māma zuò cài xǐhuan fàng cù.My mom likes to put vinegar in her cooking.
- ，醋。Tā kàn dào nánpéngyou hé bié de nǚshēng shuōhuà, jiù chī le cù.She saw her boyfriend talking to another girl and got jealous.
- 醋。Shānxī de cù hěn yǒumíng.Shanxi vinegar is very famous.
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