suō
嗍
to suck; to sip
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suck; to draw into the mouth (as a baby nursing)
Specifically refers to the action of drawing liquid or soft food into the mouth using lip and tongue suction, most commonly used for infants nursing or eating ice pops. In some dialects, also used for eating rice noodles (嗦粉).
Yīng婴
ér儿
zhèng正
zài在
suō嗦
nǎi奶
tóu头
。
The baby is sucking on the nipple.
Tā他
suō嗦
le了
yī一
kǒu口
bīng冰
bàng棒
。
He took a suck of the popsicle.
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Hú湖
nán南
rén人
ài爱
chī吃
là辣
，
yě也
xǐ喜
huan欢
suō嗦
fěn粉
。
Hunan people love spicy food and also like to slurp rice noodles.