yì
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food spoilage; become rancid
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to spoil (of food); to turn rancid; to become sour
literaryLiterary or archaic term describing food spoilage, particularly the souring or decomposition of starches. Commonly appears in classical texts such as the Book of Rites (禮記).
Lǐ禮
jì記
yǒu有
yún云
：
shí「
yì食
ér饐
ài而
yú餲
，
něi魚
ér餒
ròu而
bài肉
bù敗
，
shí不
食
。
」
The Book of Rites states: "Do not eat food that is spoiled and rancid, nor fish that is rotten nor meat that is decayed."
Xià夏
rì日
yán炎
yán炎
，
mǐ米
fàn飯
jiǔ久
zhì置
zé則
yì易
yì饐
。
In the scorching summer heat, rice left out for a long time easily spoils and turns sour.
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Pán盤
zhōng中
cān餐
jiǔ久
zhì置
ér而
yì饐
，
sàn散
fā發
chū出
suān酸
chòu臭
zhī之
wèi味
。
The meal in the plate, left too long, has spoiled and emits a sour, foul odor.