膏
fat; grease; paste; fertile
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
fat; grease; oil
Refers to animal fat or oil, used in contexts like lamp oil or metaphorically for wealth.
Spring rain is as precious as oil for the crops.
Ancient scholars earned a little stipend (lamp oil money) by teaching.
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The crab roe in this crab is very full.
Rulers should not exploit the people's fat and blood (hard-earned wealth).
This piece of meat has a lot of fat and tastes very fragrant.
noun
thick paste; ointment; pomade
Refers to semi-solid substances like toothpaste, creams, or herbal pastes.
Please help me buy a tube of toothpaste.
This herbal plaster is very effective; the pain stops once applied.
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She applies vanishing cream every night to care for her skin.
Drinking some pear paste will make you feel better when you have a cough.
The doctor prescribed some pain-relieving ointment.
adjective
fertile; rich (soil)
literaryUsed in written language to describe land that is rich and productive.
The Jiangnan region is mostly fertile land.
This is a fertile soil, suitable for planting rice.
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Historically, this place used to have vast fertile fields.
This kind of black earth is very fertile.
They fought over this fertile and rich field.