wèi

stomach

CL:個|个[ge4]

field (田) + flesh (⺼) = stomach

The field (田) shape evokes the ridged, segmented surface of the stomach lining itself. Sitting beneath it, the flesh radical grounds it firmly in the body.

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我的有点不舒服。

wǒ de wèi yǒu diǎn bù shū fu。

My stomach is a little uncomfortable.

他每天早上都要吃东西保护

tā měi tiān zǎo shang dōu yào chī dōng xi bǎo hù wèi。

He eats something every morning to protect his stomach.

Words with 胃

开胃

kāi wèi

to whet the appetite

开胃菜

kāi wèi cài

starter

开胃酒

kāi wèi jiǔ

aperitif wine

不伤脾胃

bù shāng pí wèi

lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach

倒胃口

dǎo wèi kǒu

to spoil one's appetite

前胃

qián wèi

proventriculus

反胃

fǎn wèi

retching

吊胃口

diào wèi kǒu

(coll.) to keep sb in suspense

大胃王

dà wèi wáng

eating champion

对胃口

duì wèi kǒu

to one's taste

小鸟胃

xiǎo niǎo wèi

(fig.) small appetite; sb with a small appetite

败胃

bài wèi

(of food or medicine) to impair digestion; to suppress appetite

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