The Chinese word for yoghurt is
酸奶
suān nǎiChinese Definition
yoghurt | |
1. 名词. ﹝大陸稱之為﹞酸奶、﹝台灣稱之為﹞優酪乳 | |
Components | |
酸 | |
1. sour; tart | |
酸葡萄 - sour grapes | |
2. (chemistry) acid (from late 19th c.) | |
鹽酸 - hydrochloric acid | |
(ant, zh, 鹼) | |
3. (Siyi Cantonese) vinegar | |
4. sick at heart; grieved; sad | |
5. Alternative form of 痠 (aching; sore; stiff) | |
6. stingy; miserly | |
7. narrow-minded; pedantic | |
8. spoiled; rancid | |
9. to satirize; to ridicule | |
10. (internet slang) jealous; envious (from 2019) | |
(zh-alt-inline, ?) | |
奶 | |
1. breast | |
(zh-co, 奶頭, nipple) | |
2. milk; breast milk | |
(zh-co, 飲 奶, to drink milk, C) | |
3. to nurse | |
4. to breastfeed; to suckle | |
5. (in compounds) infant; infantile; milk (teeth, name, etc.) | |
(zh-co, 奶名, childhood name) | |
(zh-co, 奶聲奶氣, childish voice) | |
6. (regional) mother | |
7. (regional) grandmother | |
8. (Hokkien) to behave in a coy, childish or coquettish manner; to coax; to wheedle | |
9. Simplified form of ? |
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