石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀

See also: 石榴皮熬盐——咸涩

Chinese

		pericarp of the pomegranate fruit	endure; to boil; stew endure; to boil; stew; to simmer	salt		salty and bitter; salty and acerbic; stingy salty and bitter; salty and acerbic; stingy; miserly
trad. (石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀)		石榴皮	熬	鹽	——	鹹澀
simp. (石榴皮熬盐——咸涩)		石榴皮	熬	盐	——	咸涩
Literally: “cook pomegranate skin in salt ― salty and bitter / stingy”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): sioh⁸ liu⁵ puê⁵ ngao⁵ iam⁵, giam⁵ siab⁴

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sioh⁸ liu⁵ puê⁵ ngao⁵ iam⁵, giam⁵ siab⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sio̍h liû phuê ngâu iâm, kiâm siap
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sioʔ⁴⁻² liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iam⁵⁵ kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siap̚²/

Idiom

石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀

1. (Teochew) to be stingy