吃醋

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	vinegar
simp. and trad. (吃醋)		吃	醋
Literally: “to eat vinegar”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīcù

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄘㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ cou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chīcù
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄘㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chytsuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hek³ cou³
  - Yale: hek chou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ tsou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hég³ cou³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ t͡sʰou̯³³/

Verb

吃醋

(Mandarin, colloquial) to feel jealous (usually of a rival in love)

Synonyms

妒忌 (dùjì)
嫉妒 (jídù)
(Cantonese) 呷醋 (haap3 cou3)
(Min Nan) 紅目／红目 (âng-ba̍k), 食醋 (chia̍h-chhò͘)

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