be jealous (especially in romantic relationships)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be jealous; to be envious (especially in a romantic context)
informalLiterally 'to eat vinegar'. Used to describe feelings of jealousy or envy, typically when a person (often a romantic partner) perceives a rival for someone's attention. Very common in spoken Chinese.
Kàn看
dào到
nǚ女
péng朋
you友
hé和
bié别
de的
nán男
rén人
shuō说
xiào笑
，
tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
chī吃
cù醋
le了
。
Seeing his girlfriend laughing and talking with another man, he felt a bit jealous.
Tā她
jiù就
shì是
xīn心
yǎn眼
xiǎo小
，
zǒng总
ài爱
wèi为
yī一
xiē些
xiǎo小
shì事
chī吃
cù醋
。
She's just narrow-minded and always gets jealous over trivial matters.
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Bié别
wù误
huì会
，
wǒ我
duì对
tā她
zhǐ只
shì是
pǔ普
tōng通
péng朋
you友
，
nǐ你
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
chī吃
cù醋
。
Don't misunderstand, she's just a regular friend to me, you mustn't be jealous.
Tā他
zhè这
rén人
zhàn占
yǒu有
yù欲
tài太
qiáng强
，
dòng动
bù不
dòng动
jiù就
chī吃
cù醋
。
He is too possessive and gets jealous at the drop of a hat.