Usage of the character 醋
cù
醋
[醋]
- vinegar
- jealousy (in love rivalry)
cùjìn
醋劲
[醋勁]
- jealousy (in love)
tángcù
糖醋
[糖醋]
- sweet and sour
cùyì
醋意
[醋意]
- jealousy (in love rivalry)
shícù
食醋
[食醋]
- table vinegar
chéncù
陈醋
[陳醋]
- mature vinegar
xiāngcù
香醋
[香醋]
- aromatic vinegar
- balsamic vinegar
báicù
白醋
[白醋]
- white vinegar
- plain vinegar
cùsuān
醋酸
[醋酸]
- acetic acid (CH3COOH)
- acetate
cùlì
醋栗
[醋栗]
- gooseberry
chīcù
吃醋
[吃醋]
- to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)
cùjìnr
醋劲儿
[醋勁兒]
- erhua variant of 醋勁／醋劲 (cùjìn)
tángcùròu
糖醋肉
[糖醋肉]
- sweet and sour pork
hēicùlì
黑醋栗
[黑醋栗]
- blackcurrant
tángcùyú
糖醋鱼
[糖醋魚]
- sweet and sour fish
cùtánzi
醋坛子
[醋罈子]
- vinegar jar
- (fig.) person of a jealous nature
hóngcùlì
红醋栗
[紅醋栗]
- red currant
bànpíngcù
半瓶醋
[半瓶醋]
- dabbler
- dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
bīngcùsuān
冰醋酸
[冰醋酸]
- glacial acetic acid
fāngxiāngcù
芳香醋
[芳香醋]
- balsamic vinegar
cùsuānxiānwéi
醋酸纤维
[醋酸纖維]
- cellulose acetate (used for film and fiber)
tángcùlǐjǐ
糖醋里脊
[糖醋里脊]
- sweet and sour pork
cùsuānyǐzhǐ
醋酸乙酯
[醋酸乙酯]
- ethyl acetate
- acetidin
tiānyóujiācù
添油加醋
[添油加醋]
- lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom)
- fig. to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc)
zhēngfēngchīcù
争风吃醋
[爭風吃醋]
- to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman
- to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
jiāyóutiāncù
加油添醋
[加油添醋]
- to add interest (to a story)
- to sex up
bànpíngzicù
半瓶子醋
[半瓶子醋]
- see 半瓶醋 (bànpíngcù)
cùhǎishēngbō
醋海生波
[醋海生波]
- lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)
yóuyánjiàngcù
油盐酱醋
[油鹽醬醋]
- lit. oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom)
- fig. life's daily necessities
cùhuángnèizhǐjiǎ
醋磺内酯钾
[醋磺內酯鉀]
- acesulfame potassium; acesulfame K (an artificial sweetener)
cháimǐyóuyánjiàngcùchá
柴米油盐酱醋茶
[柴米油鹽醬醋茶]
- lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea
- fig. life's daily necessities