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辛酸
Mandarin · pinyin xīn suān
Meanings
- pungent (taste)
- bitter
- fig. sad
- miserable
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1–1 · xin1 suan1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
san1 syun1
Cantonese word readings for 辛酸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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san1 syun1
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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adj · Etymology 1
- (figurative) bitter
noun · Etymology 1
- (figurative) hardship; pain and suffering; cruelty
noun · Etymology 2
- (organic chemistry) caprylic acid
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