啜 (chuài) - To sip, to drink & to sob, to weep
啜 · chuài
To sip, to drink;
to sob, to weep;
a surname.
To sip, to drinkto sob, to weepa surname.
Usage highlights
Sip teaSob quietlyDrink porridgeSurname ChuoSip and tasteSip wine
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He sipped his tea slowly (啜茶).
- The child sobbed quietly (啜泣).
- She drank a bowl of porridge (啜粥).
- Mr. Chuo is our neighbor (啜先生).
Collocations
- Sip tea(啜茶)
- Sob quietly(啜泣)
- Drink porridge(啜粥)
- Surname Chuo(啜姓)
- Sip and taste(啜尝)
- Sip wine(啜酒)
Idioms
- Sipping tea and discussing literature(啜茗谈文)
- Sipping broth to know warmth and cold(啜菽饮水)
- Weeping and sobbing(啜涕)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used in classical Chinese literature to describe refined drinking manners.
- The character appears in the Hundred Family Surnames as an uncommon surname.
- Often associated with quiet, restrained actions in both drinking and weeping.