Usage of the character 飴
yí
饴
[飴]
- maltose syrup
tángyí
糖饴
[糖飴]
- malt sugar
- maltose
yítáng
饴糖
[飴糖]
- malt sugar
- maltose
hányínòngsūn
含饴弄孙
[含飴弄孫]
- lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
- fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
gānzhīrúyí
甘之如饴
[甘之如飴]
- lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
- a glutton for punishment