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酸

Mandarin · pinyin suān

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酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled

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sour; tart
(chemistry) acid
(Siyi Yue, Fuqing Eastern Min) vinegar
sick at heart; grieved; sad
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 痠 (suān, “aching; sore; stiff”)
stingy; miserly
narrow-minded; pedantic
spoiled; rancid
to satirize; to ridicule
(Internet slang) jealous; envious
a surname

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