bitter water; bitter vomit; pent-up suffering
Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesnoun
bitter water; water with a high mineral salt content
neutralRefers to groundwater or spring water with a naturally high mineral content, making it taste bitter. Often contrasted with 'sweet water' (淡水).
The well water in this area is mostly bitter water and not suitable for drinking.
They dug a well, but unfortunately it produced bitter water.
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Even bitter water is hard to find in this saline-alkali land.
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bitter vomit; a mixture of digestive fluids and food
neutralA medical or descriptive term for vomit that tastes bitter due to bile or stomach acid.
His stomach ailment flared up, and what he vomited in the morning was all bitter fluid.
After getting carsick, she vomited until only bitter fluid remained.
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The doctor asked whether he had vomited food or just bitter fluid.
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pent-up suffering; bitterness; grievances
literaryA metaphorical expression for long-held sorrow, resentment, or hardship that one finally expresses. Often used with verbs like '倒' (pour out), '吐' (vomit/spit out).
Crying, she poured out all the pent-up bitterness in her heart to her mother.
Meeting an old friend, he finally had a chance to vent his grievances.
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All the grievances he suffered over the years have turned into bitterness in his heart.
Listening to her pour out the bitterness of her life made me feel sad too.