鼻涕

Chinese

nose nasal mucus; tears
simp. and trad.
(鼻涕)
alternative forms 鼻洟

Etymology

First attested in 59 BCE:

詞窮,仡仡叩頭兩手下落鼻涕 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
词穷,仡仡叩头两手下落鼻涕 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 59 BCE, 王褒 (Wang Bao),僮約, translated by C. Martin Wilbur
Dú juàn wén shì qì, cí qióng zé suǒ, yìyì kòutóu, liǎngshǒu zì bó, mùlèi xiàluò, bítì cháng yī chǐ. [Pinyin]
The reading of the text of the contract came to an end. The slave was speechless and his lips were tied. Wildly he beat his head on the ground, and beat himself with his hands; from his eyes the tears streamed down, and the drivel from his nose hung a foot long.

Pronunciation


Noun

鼻涕

  1. nasal mucus; snot

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 一把鼻涕,一包眼淚 / 一把鼻涕,一包眼泪
  • 流鼻涕 (liú bítì)
  • 鼻涕往上流
  • 鼻涕沒有倒流的 / 鼻涕没有倒流的
  • 鼻涕蟲 / 鼻涕虫 (bítìchóng)