醋 [－]

Jyutping cou3
Pinyin cù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. vinegar
  2. jealousy (in love rivalry)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    醋​嘅​酸味​引伸​，​解做​妒忌​、​嫉妒
    jealousy
    • 呷醋
      呷醋
      haap3 cou3
      to be jealous; literally: to sip vinegar
    • 醋意
      醋意
      cou3 ji3
      jealousy; emotions filled with jealousy
  2. 名詞
    由​食物​發酵​而成​、​帶​有酸味​嘅​液​體​調​味​品​，​一般​食用​醋​含​3​-​5%​醋酸
    vinegar
    • 白醋
      白醋
      baak1 cou3
      white vinegar
    • 黑醋
      黑醋
      haak1 cou3
      black vinegar
    • 紅醋
      红醋
      hung4 cou3
      red vinegar
    • 甜醋
      甜醋
      tim4 cou3
      sweet vinegar
    • 薑醋
      姜醋
      goeng1 cou3
      ginger vinegar
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literally
    vinegar
  2. character, figuratively
    jealousy; envy; bitterness
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. vinegar
  2. jealousy, envy
  3. Cangjie Input
    MWTA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #173
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #32
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们需要买醋。
    我們需要買醋。
    wǒ men xū yào mǎi cù 。
    • We need to buy vinegar.
  2. Mandarin
    今天晚上吃糖醋排骨。
    今天晚上吃糖醋排骨。
    jīn tiān wǎn shang chī táng cù pái gǔ 。
    • I will eat sweet and sour spareribs tonight.
  3. Mandarin
    用拧檬汁代替醋。
    用擰檬汁代替醋。
    yòng níng méng zhī dài tì cù 。
    • Use lemon juice instead of vinegar.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    每次有女人同佢男朋友讲嘢，佢都会呷醋。
    每次有女人同佢男朋友講嘢，佢都會呷醋。
    mui5 ci3 jau5 neoi5 jan2 tung4 keoi5 naam4 pang4 jau5 gong2 je5, keoi5 dou1 wui5 haap3 cou3.
    • Every time a girl talk to her boyfriend, she feels jealous.
  2. Cantonese
    妈妈都系要花多啲时间照顾妹妹啫，唔使呷醋㖞。
    媽媽都係要花多啲時間照顧妹妹啫，唔使呷醋喎。
    maa4 maa1 dou1 hai6 jiu3 faa1 do1 di1 si4 gaan3 ziu3 gu3 mui4 mui2 ze1, m4 sai2 haap3 cou3 wo3.
    • Mom just spends more time looking after your little sister. Don't feel jealous.
  3. Cantonese
    陈伯同收银个妹妹讲多两句嘢啫，陈师奶就呷醋嘞。
    陳伯同收銀個妹妹講多兩句嘢啫，陳師奶就呷醋嘞。
    can2 baak3 tung4 sau1 ngan2 go3 mui4 mui4 gong2 do1 loeng5 geoi3 je5 ze1, can4 si1 naai1 zau6 haap3 cou3 laak3.
    • Mr. Chan only had a short conversation with the cashier girl, and that made his wife upset.
  4. Cantonese
    呷醋
    呷醋
    haap3 cou3
    • to be jealous; literally: to sip vinegar
  5. Cantonese
    醋意
    醋意
    cou3 ji3
    • jealousy; emotions filled with jealousy
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    糖醋排骨
    糖醋排骨
    táng cù pái gǔ
    • sweet-and-sour spare ribs
  2. Mandarin
    半边热盘装盛的是烹饪成半透明状的龙虾，放置在一片黄瓜片铺就的垫菜上，下面配以海鲜沙司为主材料的调味醋
    半邊熱盤裝盛的是烹飪成半透明狀的龍蝦，放置在一片黃瓜片鋪就的墊菜上，下面配以海鮮沙司為主材料的調味醋
    bàn biān rè pán zhuāng shèng de shì pēng rèn chéng bàn tòu míng zhuàng de lóng xiā ， fàng zhì zài yī piàn huáng guā piàn pū jiù de diàn cài shàng ， xià miàn pèi yǐ hǎi xiān shā sī wèi zhǔ cái liào de diào wèi cù
    • The warm half of the plate offered perfectly translucently cooked lobster, set on a bed of cucumber dice, and sauced below with a delicate vinaigrette dominated by the shellfish stock.