suān​sè

sour and puckery

  • created sense approved 酸涩/酸澀 · suān​sè · sour and puckery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    酸涩 / 酸澀

    suān​sè

    sour and puckery

    having a sour and astringent or acrid taste

    酸 (literal) → 酸 · suān · sour 涩 (literal) → 涩/澀 · sè · astringent

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 酸涩/酸澀 · suān​sè · bitter and painful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    酸涩 / 酸澀

    suān​sè

    bitter and painful

    describes a person's feelings or a situation that is distressing, bitter, or emotionally harsh

    酸 (literal) → 酸 · suān · distressed 涩 (literal) → 涩/澀 · sè · awkward

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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