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酸儿辣女

suān ér là nǚdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)
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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-d364c79639c72c6e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

酸兒辣女 酸儿辣女 [suan1 er2 la4 nu:3] /if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 酸兒辣女

  • 酸
    suān

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

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 辣
    là

    hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

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