油泥 (yóu ní) — greasy filth, grime (e.g. from cooking or machinery)
Definition
油泥 (yóu ní) is greasy, oily grime — the sticky residue that builds up from cooking grease or machinery. It's a concrete, physical substance (not figurative dirt), and the word can be split in some expressions like 沾了一手油泥.
noun
greasy filthgrime (e.g. from cooking or machinery)
Examples
- 油泥。Chú fáng de chōu yóu yān jī shàng jī le yī céng yóu ní.A layer of greasy filth has built up on the kitchen range hood.
- ，油泥。Xiū wán chē hòu, tā shǒu shàng quán shì yóu ní.After fixing the car, his hands were covered in grease.
- 油泥。Zhè zhǒng qīng jié jì néng yǒu xiào qù chú yóu ní.This kind of cleaner can effectively remove greasy grime.
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