沤 (漚) ōu

  1. ōu noun froth; foam; bubbles
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '漚'; Guoyu '漚' ōu n 1; Kroll 2015 '漚' ōu 1, p. 331; Unihan '漚'; XHZD '沤' ōu, p. 545)
  2. òu verb to steep; to soak
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '漚'; Guoyu '漚' òu v 2; Kroll 2015 '漚' òu 1, p. 331; Unihan '漚'; XHZD '沤' òu, p. 545)
  3. òu verb to brew; to ferment
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '漚' òu v 1; Kroll 2015 '漚' òu 1a, p. 331)
  4. ōu noun a seagull
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 鸥 (Guoyu '漚' ōu n 2; Kroll 2015 '漚' ōu 2, p. 331)

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  • 沤肥(漚肥) to make fertilizer by steeping organic materials in water and leaving them to decompose
  • 沤凼(漚凼) cesspool; compost pit

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