cou3 cing4醋埕
Jyutpingcou3 cing4
Yalechou chìhng
Definition
A vinegar jar, or figuratively, a highly jealous person.
- a vinegar jar
- figurativea very jealous person; a jealous lover
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
This term is used metaphorically to describe someone who is prone to jealousy in a romantic relationship. It stems from the idiom 呷醋, which equates jealousy to the sour taste of vinegar. Calling someone a 醋埕 is slightly playful or teasing, though it highlights a clear pattern of possessive behavior.
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He is such a jealous person; he gets upset even when he sees me chatting with female colleagues.
Did you break the vinegar jar again? Do you really have to be so easily jealous?
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Common phrases
to trigger someone's jealousy
a very jealous person
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe the physical object in a modern kitchen, as it is almost exclusively used as a metaphor for a jealous person. If you are referring to an actual container for vinegar, use 醋樽 instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
