櫱 (niè) - nie4 — yeast, leaven, ferment & to sprout, bud

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nie4 — yeast, leaven, ferment;

to sprout, bud;

metaphorically refers to descendants or offspring;

also used to mean the source or beginning of something.

nie4 — yeast, leaven, fermentto sprout, budmetaphorically refers to descendants or offspring

Usage highlights

YeastTo sproutOrigin of disasterDescendantFermentEvil origin

Synonyms

  • 芽— sprout, bud
  • 酵— yeast, ferment
  • 源— source, origin

Antonyms

  • 终— end, conclusion
  • 末— end, tip

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Yeast is used in brewing (酒櫱).
  • New buds sprout in spring (萌櫱).
  • This is the origin of the problem (祸櫱).
  • He is a descendant of a noble family (贵櫱).

Collocations

  • Yeast(酒櫱)
  • To sprout(萌櫱)
  • Origin of disaster(祸櫱)
  • Descendant(后櫱)
  • Ferment(发酵櫱)
  • Evil origin(奸櫱)

Idioms

  • The root of calamity(祸根罪櫱)
  • Evil sprouts and heretical shoots(邪櫱异端)
  • To nip in the bud(杜絶萌櫱)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to the sprouting of plants, later extended to mean yeast in fermentation processes.
  • In classical texts, used metaphorically to describe the origin or root of things, especially negative events.
  • Also used in genealogical contexts to refer to descendants or branches of a family line.

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