yí​zi

pancreas

yí​zi pancreas

  1. noun
    pancreas
    pancreas; a gland in the abdomen that produces digestive enzymes and insulin; also referred to as 胰腺 yí​xiàn or 胰脏 yí​zàng
  2. zi affix
    noun suffix
    [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots

yí​zi soap

  1. soap
    (dialect) soap; pig's pancreas processed into a cleaning agent, now more commonly called 胰子 yí​zi
  2. zi affix
    noun suffix
    [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots