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吃醋

吃醋

Chinese

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

Adjective

吃醋

(Mandarin, colloquial) 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)