酸 (syun1) — jealous; envious in Cantonese
syunˉ¹酸Mandarin Pinyin: suan1
Meaning of 酸
nounjealous; envious
nounsour; acid
nounstingy
nounacid (chemistry)
nounsad; grieved; sorrowful
nounaching; [n] tingle; ache
nounstale; spoiled
Example Sentences with 酸
食酸嘢好醒胃
Sour food improves one's appetite.
gin˗₃見dou˗₃到gam˗₃咁haam˗₃喊faat3,法，ngoˏ₅我go˗₃個beiˊ²鼻douˉ¹都syun1,酸，houˊ²好soengˊ²想hukˉ¹哭beiˊ²鼻ziˊ²子
Seeing you cry like that makes my own nose sting, I really want to cry.
baak˗₃百hoengˉ¹香gwoˊ²果houˊ²好syunˉ¹酸。
Passion fruit is very sour.
keoiˏ₅佢laaiˉ¹拉tauˎ₄頭maaˏ₅馬houˊ²好jukˍ₆肉syunˉ¹酸
His showing off is cringeworthy.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心niuˍ₆尿syun1.酸。
Be careful of uric acid.
Words Containing 酸
檸檬酸ning4 mung1 syun1
citric acid
甜酸tim4 syun1
sweet and sour
酸瞇瞇syun1 mei1 mei1
a bit sour
酸奶syun1 naai5
sour cream
肌肉酸痛gei1 juk6 syun1 tung3
muscle soreness
酸枝syun1 zi1
narra; padauk
酸梅醬syun1 mui4 zoeng3
plum sauce
酸豆syun1 dau2
tamarind
酸黃瓜醬syun1 wong4 gwaa1 zoeng3
relish (a condiment of chopped sweet pickle)
辛酸san1 syun1
bitter, sad
悲酸bei1 syun1
bitter; grieved; sad
葉酸jip6 syun1
folic acid, folate
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