发酸 (fā) — to turn sour (food); to ache dully (muscles, joints); to tingle or sting (eyes, nose)
Definition
发酸 (fā suān) covers two distinct physical sensations: food going sour, and a dull, tingly ache in muscles, joints, eyes, or nose. Choose the sense by context — 'food + 了' means turned sour; 'legs/eyes + 有点' means ache or sting.
verb
to turn sour (food)to ache dully (muscles, joints)to tingle or sting (eyes, nose)
Examples
- ，发酸。Niú nǎi fàng le yì zhěng tiān, yǐ jīng fā le.The milk has been sitting out all day and has already turned sour.
- ，发酸。Pǎo wán bù yǐ hòu, wǒ de tuǐ yǒu diǎn fā.After running, my legs ache a little.
- ，发酸。Qiè yáng cōng de shí hou, yǎn jing huì fā.When cutting onions, your eyes will sting.
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