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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.