fat, grease; fruits of labor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
fat, grease, tallow
Refers literally to fatty substances or animal fat, often used in traditional contexts of lighting or cooking.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dòng动
wù物
tǐ体
nèi内
jī积
cún存
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
de的
zhī脂
gāo膏
。
This animal stores large amounts of fat in its body.
Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
zhī脂
gāo膏
zuò做
dēng灯
yóu油
。
Ancient people used grease as lamp oil.
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Mù木
bǎn板
shàng上
de的
zhī脂
gāo膏
sàn散
fā发
zhe着
sōng松
xiāng香
qì气
wèi味
。
The resin on the wooden board emitted a fragrant pine aroma.
noun
fruits of labor; hard-earned wealth; blood and sweat of the people
literaryMetaphorical usage, often critical or literary, describing wealth extracted from the toil of common people. Frequently appears in phrases like '民脂民膏'.
Nà那
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
xī吸
jìn尽
le了
bǎi百
xìng姓
de的
zhī脂
gāo膏
。
Those corrupt officials have sucked dry the hard-earned wealth of the common people.
Tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
héng横
zhēng征
bào暴
liǎn敛
，
sōu搜
guā刮
mín民
zhī脂
mín民
gāo膏
。
The rulers imposed exorbitant taxes and levies, extorting the blood and sweat of the people.
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Zhè这
xiē些
cái财
fù富
dōu都
shì是
gōng工
rén人
yòng用
xuè血
hàn汗
huàn换
lái来
de的
zhī脂
gāo膏
。
This wealth is all the hard-earned fruits of labor exchanged for with the blood and sweat of workers.