肥皂

Chinese

fat; fertile; loose-fitting soap; black
trad. (肥皂) 肥 皂
simp. #(肥皂) 肥 皂

Etymology

Originally it was made from various plants similar to Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis) (皂莢/皂荚 (zàojiá)), including Sapindus saponaria (肥珠子) and Gymnocladus chinensis (肥皂莢/肥皂荚), which have large fruits.

"genocide victim"
From the story of Nazi Germany producing soap made of human corpses.

Pronunciation


Noun

肥皂

  1. soap (Classifier: 塊/块 m)
  2. (obsolete) Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis, or other similar plants, pounded into pieces)
    Synonyms: 皂莢, 皂角
  3. (slang, Internet slang, figurative) genocide victim

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