肥厚 (féi hòu) — (of body parts) plump, fleshy, thick; (of soil) fertile, rich; (of food, written) rich and tasty, succulent

Definition

An adjective describing something thick and fleshy (body parts), rich and fertile (soil), or rich in ingredients and flavor (food, written use). All three senses share the idea of 'thick / substantial / rich'.

adjective
(of body parts) plumpfleshythick(of soil) fertilerich(of food, written) rich and tastysucculent

Examples

  • 肥厚，。
    Tā yǒu yì shuāng féi hòu de shǒu, kàn qǐ lái hěn jiàn kāng.
    She has a pair of plump hands that look very healthy.
  • 肥厚。
    Zhè piàn féi hòu de tǔ dì fēi cháng shì hé zhòng zhí shuǐ dào.
    This fertile land is very suitable for growing rice.
  • 肥厚，。
    Zhè dào cài yòng liào féi hòu, wèi dào nóng yù.
    This dish uses rich ingredients and has a strong flavor.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

肥féifat
厚hòuthick

肥 means fat and 厚 means thick, giving plumpness or thickness.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 肉肉ròumeat
  • 卪卪jiéperson kneeling

肥 is built from 肉, meat, and 卪, a kneeling person.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 厂厂chǎngcliff; cave on a cliff
  • 𣆪𣆪𣆪jug

The shape of 厚 puts 𣆪, a jug, beneath 厂, a cliff or cave.

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