膃 (wà) - Fat, obese & plump (especially of animals or meat).

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Fat, obese;

plump (especially of animals or meat).

Fat, obeseplump (especially of animals or meat).

Usage highlights

Fatty meatPlump pigCorpulentObeseFat

Synonyms

  • 肥— fat; plump
  • 胖— fat; obese

Antonyms

  • 瘦— thin; lean

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The meat is fatty (膃肉).
  • This breed of pig is known for being plump (膃猪).
  • He has a stout, fleshy build (膃腴).

Collocations

  • Fatty meat(膃肉)
  • Plump pig(膃猪)
  • Corpulent(膃腴)
  • Obese(膃肥)
  • Fat(膃脂)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical and medical texts to describe fatness or obesity.
  • Often appears in descriptions of animals bred for meat, emphasizing plumpness as a desirable trait.
  • Not commonly used in modern everyday language; more technical or literary.

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