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吃醋

get jealous

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

chi1cu4 • chīcù

Meaning

Primary

get jealous

Alternatives

to get jealous, be jealous, to be jealous, jealous

Mnemonic

When you 吃醋 get jealous, it is as though everything you 吃 eat tastes like 醋 vinegar, while everyone else seems to be eating the sweet stuff of life.

Usage

她 看到 他 跟 别人 说话 就 吃醋。

She gets jealous when she sees him talking to others.

他 常常 吃醋，但 不会 说 出来。

He often gets jealous but won't say it.

不要 因为 小事 就 吃醋。

Don't get jealous over small things.