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醯

Character · Noun

vinegar

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

vinegar; sour wine

literary

Literary or classical term for vinegar, often used in historical texts or formal descriptions of fermentation.

Xī醯
hǎi醢
zhī之
zhōng中
 ，
jūn君
zǐ子
bù不
shí食
 。

The gentleman does not eat from sauces of vinegar and minced meat.

Shí食
xī醯
ér而
suān酸
 ，
yǐn饮
quán泉
ér而
gān甘
 。

Eating vinegar brings sourness, drinking spring water brings sweetness.

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Cǐ此
jiǔ酒
wèi味
rú如
xī醯
 ，
bù不
kě可
yǐn饮
yě也
 。

This wine tastes like vinegar and is undrinkable.