| 醋坛子 |
cù tán zi |
vinegar jar / (fig.) person of a jealous nature |
| 醋 |
cù |
vinegar / jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 坛 |
tán |
altar / platform; rostrum / (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world |
| 坛 |
tán |
earthen jar |
| 坛子 |
tán zi |
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |