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酸不溜秋

suān bu liū qiūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 酸不溜丟|酸不溜丢[suān bu liū diū]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6181711e4744abb1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

酸不溜秋 酸不溜秋 [suan1 bu5 liu1 qiu1] /see 酸不溜丟|酸不溜丢[suan1 bu5 liu1 diu1]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 酸
    suān

    sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 溜
    liū

    to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate

    liù

    swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)

  • 秋
    qiū

    autumn / fall / harvest time / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

    Qiū

    surname Qiu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.