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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
脾胃
- (literally) spleen and stomach (one's digestive organs)
- (figurative, Mandarin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) one's taste; liking; preference; palate; choice
- (figurative) one's disposition; character; temperament; personality
- (Hokkien) appetite (desire for food or drink)
Synonyms
- 喉口 (Leizhou Min)
- 喙口 (Min Nan)
- 喙斗 (Min Nan)
- 喙舌 (Min Nan)
- 肚量 (dùliàng) (amount one can eat in a meal)
- 胃口 (wèikǒu)
- 脾土 (pî-thó͘) (Hokkien)
- 食慾 / 食欲 (shíyù)
- 食量 (shíliàng) (amount one can eat in a meal)
- 食食 (Leizhou Min, amount one can eat in a meal)
- 飯量 / 饭量 (fànliàng) (amount one can eat in a meal)
Derived terms