肥皂
Chinese
fat; fertile; loose-fitting | soap; black | ||
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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.
The genocide victim meaning comes from the story of Nazi Germany producing soap made of human corpses.
Pronunciation
Noun
肥皂
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 肥皂 (“soap”) [map]
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