鼻涕

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Chinese

nose nasal mucus; tears
simp. and trad.
(鼻涕)
alternative forms 鼻洟

Etymology

First attested in 59 BCE:

詞窮仡仡叩頭兩手下落鼻涕
词穷仡仡叩头两手下落鼻涕
From: 59 BCE, 王褒 (Wang Bao),僮約, translated by C. Martin Wilbur
Dú juàn wén shì qì, cí qióng zé suǒ, yìyì kòutóu, liǎngshǒu zì bó, mùlèi xiàluò, bítì cháng yī chǐ.
The reading of the text of the contract came to an end. The slave was speechless and his lips were tied. Wildly he beat his head on the ground, and beat himself with his hands; from his eyes the tears streamed down, and the drivel from his nose hung a foot long.

Pronunciation


Noun

鼻涕

  1. nasal mucus; snot

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