- 1. sour; tart
- ♦ ~梨 sour pear
- ♦ ~果 tart fruit
- ♦ 牛奶~了。 The milk has turned sour.
- 2. sick at heart; grieved; distressed
- ♦ 大娘鼻子一~, 流下泪来。 The old woman felt a twinge in her nose and she began to weep.
- 3. pedantic; impractical
- ♦ ~秀才 an impractical old scholar; a priggish pedant
- ♦ 腰~背痛 have a pain in the back; have a backache