Definitions
bitter taste in wine; rich; full flavored
Etymology
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The character "醰" is a phono-semantic compound composed of the semantic radical "酉", which indicates a relation to wine or fermentation, and the phonetic component "覃", which contributes both sound and a semantic hint of depth or prolongation. Etymologically, this structure originally denoted a thick, mellow flavor in wine, stemming from the idea of extended aging or fermentation processes. While its primary meaning has consistently referred to rich vinous taste, the character has also been applied in classical texts to describe similarly dense or profound qualities in other contexts, reflecting a slight broadening from its specific oenological origin.
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