拈酸
niān suān
Pinyin

Definition

拈酸
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niān suān
  1. (old) to be jealous

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心酸
xīn suān
  1. 1 to feel sad
酸
suān
  1. 1 sour
  2. 2 tart
  3. 3 sick at heart
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 sore
  6. 6 aching
  7. 7 pedantic
  8. 8 impractical
  9. 9 to make sarcastic remarks about sb
  10. 10 an acid
酸奶
suān nǎi
  1. 1 yogurt
酸痛
suān tòng
  1. 1 to ache
乳酸
rǔ suān
  1. 1 lactic acid
乳酸菌
rǔ suān jūn
  1. 1 lactic acid bacteria
亚硝酸盐
yà xiāo suān yán
  1. 1 nitrite
寒酸
hán suān
  1. 1 wretched
  2. 2 poverty-stricken
  3. 3 unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)
尖酸
jiān suān
  1. 1 harsh
  2. 2 scathing
  3. 3 acid (remarks)
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
柠檬酸
níng méng suān
  1. 1 citric acid
氨基酸
ān jī suān
  1. 1 amino acid
泛酸
fàn suān
  1. 1 pantothenic acid
  2. 2 vitamin B5
  3. 3 to surge up (of acid in the stomach)
玻尿酸
bō niào suān
  1. 1 hyaluronic acid
  2. 2 hyaluronan
甜酸
tián suān
  1. 1 sweet and sour
硫酸
liú suān
  1. 1 sulfuric acid H2SÒ
  2. 2 sulfate
碳酸
tàn suān
  1. 1 carbonic acid
  2. 2 carbonate
胃酸
wèi suān
  1. 1 gastric acid
脂肪酸
zhī fáng suān
  1. 1 fatty acid
草酸
cǎo suān
  1. 1 oxalic acid C2H2Ò

Idioms (3)

尝尽心酸
cháng jìn xīn suān
  1. 1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
手到拈来
shǒu dào niān lái
  1. 1 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. easy to do
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats

Sample Sentences