醋罐子

cùguànzi

idiom

Meanings

HSK 3

你又不是醋罐子，这点事用得着生气吗？

Nǐ yòu búshì cùguànzi, zhè diǎn shì yòngdezháo shēngqì ma?

You're not usually the jealous type. Is this really worth getting upset over?

HSK 5

她是个大醋罐子，老公跟女同事说句话都要吵。

Tā shì gè dà cùguànzi, lǎogōng gēn nǚ tóngshì shuō jù huà dōu yào chǎo.

She's a jealous one - her husband just saying hi to a female colleague starts a fight.

culture

In Chinese, 吃醋 ("eat vinegar") means to be jealous in romance. 醋罐子 extends the metaphor - a person so jealous they're a whole jar of vinegar.

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