石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀
See also: 石榴皮熬盐——咸涩
Chinese
pericarp of the pomegranate fruit endure; to boil; stew; to simmersalt salty and bitter; salty and acerbic; stingy; miserlytrad. (石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀) 石榴皮 熬 鹽 —— 鹹澀 simp. (石榴皮熬盐——咸涩) 石榴皮 熬 盐 —— 咸涩 Literally: “cook pomegranate skin in salt ― salty and bitter / stingy”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀
- (Teochew) to be stingy