吃醋 meaning in English

chīcù

to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)

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Meaning of 吃醋

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chīcù
  1. to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)

吃醋 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā跟gēn其qí他tā女nǚ生shēng说shuō话huà我wǒ会huì吃chī醋cù。
I get jealous when he talks to other girls.

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吃 chī · to eat · 6 strokes

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醋 cù · vinegar · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 吃醋.

吃饭chīfànto have a meal; to eat
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
吃惊chījīngto be startled; to be shocked
小吃xiǎochīstreet food; snack
吃力chīlìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task
大吃一惊dàchī-yījīng(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
吃亏chīkuīto suffer losses; to come to grief
口吃kǒuchīto stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2]
吃苦chīkǔto bear hardships
吃不上chī bushàngunable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal
吃喝玩乐chī-hē-wán-lè(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pl
吃掉chīdiàoto eat up; to consume

Questions about 吃醋

What does 吃醋 mean?

吃醋 (chīcù) means "to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)".

How do you write 吃醋?

吃醋 is made of 2 characters: 吃 (6 strokes), 醋 (15 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.