蜜罐 (mì guàn) — honey pot (literal); (figurative) comfortable life; privileged environment

Definition

Literally a jar for honey; figuratively an easy, comfortable life free from hardship — being raised 'in a 蜜罐' means growing up sheltered and privileged.

noun
honey pot (literal)(figurative) comfortable lifeprivileged environment
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 蜜罐，。
    Tā cóng xiǎo zài mì guàn lǐ zhǎng dà, méi chī guò kǔ.
    He grew up in a honey pot and never experienced hardship.
  • 蜜罐。
    Xiàn zài de hái zi xiàng shēng huó zài mì guàn lǐ yí yàng xìng fú.
    Children today are as happy as if they live in a honey pot.
  • 蜜罐。
    Chú fáng lǐ yǒu yí gè zhuāng mǎn fēng mì de mì guàn.
    There is a honey pot filled with honey in the kitchen.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

蜜mìhoney
罐guànjar or pot

蜜 is honey and 罐 is jar; together they name a honey pot or a comfortable setting.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
虫虫chónginsect
Sound part声符shēngfú
宓
宓mì蜜mì
Same sound today

蜜 is built from 虫, an insect, and 宓, which gives the sound.

Open 蜜 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
缶缶fǒupottery
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn罐guàn(r)
Same sound today

The left part 缶 shows pottery, while the right part 雚 gives the pronunciation.

Open 罐 →

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