胭脂

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(胭脂)
variant forms 焉支
燕支
撚支
臙脂

Etymology

Borrowed from the Xiongnu language. Cognate with 閼氏阏氏 (yānzhī).

Pronunciation


Noun

胭脂

  1. rouge; fard
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) lipstick

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