尝 粪

cháng fèndictionary entry

to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety) / to suck up to sb / to kiss ass

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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.

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Original source entry:

嘗糞 尝粪 [chang2 fen4] /to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety)/to suck up to sb; to kiss ass/

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Other forms in these source records: 嘗糞

尝
cháng
to taste / to try (food) / to experience / (literary) ever / once / to taste / to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[cháng])
粪
fèn
manure / dung

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