油
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: iu5
POJ: iû
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: iû
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
noun: fat (bodily/animal)
油, 脂肪
油, 脂肪
Swadesh means bodily/animal fat (cf. 豬油 "lard"), not cooking oil — the fetched reading needs its sense confirmed, not just the pronunciation.
Examples
- 豬油 (de1 iu5) — lard (lit. "pig fat")