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酸奶suān nǎi
yoghurt
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
酸奶 | suānnǎi | |
1. n. (mainland China) yogurt; yoghurt | ||
2. n. (Taiwan) sour cream | ||
English > Chinese | ||
yoghurt | ||
1. 名词. ﹝大陸稱之為﹞酸奶、﹝台灣稱之為﹞優酪乳 | ||
Components | ||
酸 | suān | |
1. sour; tart | ||
酸葡萄 - sour grapes | ||
2. (chemistry) acid (from late 19th c.) | ||
鹽酸 - hydrochloric acid | ||
(ant, zh, 鹼) | ||
3. (Siyi Cantonese) vinegar | ||
4. sick at heart; grieved; sad | ||
5. Alternative form of 痠 (aching; sore; stiff) | ||
6. stingy; miserly | ||
7. narrow-minded; pedantic | ||
8. spoiled; rancid | ||
9. to satirize; to ridicule | ||
10. (internet slang) jealous; envious (from 2019) | ||
(zh-alt-inline, ?) | ||
奶 | nǎi | |
1. breast | ||
(zh-co, 奶頭, nipple) | ||
2. milk; breast milk | ||
(zh-co, 飲 奶, to drink milk, C) | ||
3. to nurse | ||
4. to breastfeed; to suckle | ||
5. (in compounds) infant; infantile; milk (teeth, name, etc.) | ||
(zh-co, 奶名, childhood name) | ||
(zh-co, 奶聲奶氣, childish voice) | ||
6. (regional) mother | ||
7. (regional) grandmother | ||
8. (Hokkien) to behave in a coy, childish or coquettish manner; to coax; to wheedle | ||
9. Simplified form of ? | ||
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Pronunciation
suān nǎi
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