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酸不溜丟

简酸不溜丢 · 繁酸不溜丟

Mandarin · pinyin suān bu liū diū

sour
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(of a person) embittered

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酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
溜: liū · slide, glide, slip; slippery
丟: diū · discard, reject, lose
丢: diū · discard

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1–5–1–1 · suan1 bu5 liu1 diu1

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syun1 bat1 lau6 diu1

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noun

(colloquial, of taste) too sour; unpleasantly sour
(colloquial, in one's mind) a bit envious; jealous

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