digest (food); used in dialect
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to digest (food)
dialectThis term is primarily used in northern Chinese dialects and is less common in standard Mandarin. In informal contexts, it can also imply the ability to handle rich or hard-to-digest food.
Zhè这
dōng东
xi西
tài太
yóu油
nì腻
le了
，
wǒ我
kè克
huà化
bù不
liǎo了
。
This food is too greasy; I can't digest it.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
cháng肠
wèi胃
ruò弱
，
kè克
huà化
bù不
liǎo了
zhè这
zhǒng种
yìng硬
dōng东
xi西
。
Children have weak stomachs and can't digest this kind of hard food.
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Tā他
wèi胃
kǒu口
hǎo好
，
shá啥
dōu都
néng能
kè克
huà化
。
He has a good appetite and can digest anything.