香醋
xiāng cù
Pinyin
Definition
香醋
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- aromatic vinegar
- balsamic vinegar
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 vinegar
- 2 jealousy (in love rivalry)
- 1 fragrant
- 2 sweet smelling
- 3 aromatic
- 4 savory or appetizing
- 5 (to eat) with relish
- 6 (of sleep) sound
- 7 perfume or spice
- 8 joss or incense stick
- 9 classifier: 根 gēn
- 1 Hong Kong
- 1 lilac (Syringia vulgaris)
- 2 clove (Eugenia aromatica)
Idioms (20)
偷香窃玉
- 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
- 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
- 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
吃香喝辣
- 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 2 fig. to live well
国色天香
- 1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天香国色
- 1 divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
Sample Sentences
哟,你这问题可够尖锐的,让我觉得有弦外之音啊!吃醋嘛,要看是镇江香醋还是山西老陈醋,是苹果醋还是梅子醋,还要看是做糖醋排骨还是西湖醋鱼,还得讲究......
Oh, that's a sharp question! I feel like you're implying something! Vinegar...well, that depends whether it's aged Zhenjiang vinegar, or rice vinegar from Shanxi, if it's apple vinegar or plum vinegar, and then you have to see whether you're making sweet-and-sour pork or West Lake-style fish. And then you have to look at--