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胭脂

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (胭脂)
simp. #(胭脂)
alternative forms 焉支
燕支
撚支
臙脂

Etymology

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Borrowed from Xiongnu. Cognate with 閼氏阏氏 (yānzhī), and probably also 焉耆 (Yānqí).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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胭脂

  1. rouge; fard
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Dungan) lipstick
    胭脂胭脂 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  tiám ian-chi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to put on lipstick

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (胭脂):
  • Japanese: (えん)() (enji)
  • Korean: 연지(臙脂) (yeonji)