| 膏 | 820C25 60.42 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄍㄠ [gao1] (*ㄍㄠˋ [gao4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Fat, grease: 膏粱[gao1liang2], 膏火 [gao1huo3]↓; 民脂民膏“the people’s fat and marrow”-- pressed by excessive taxes, levies, etc. (lit., “the people's fat”). (2) The region below the heart: 膏肓[gao1huang1]↓. (3) Ointment, plaster: 枇杷膏 a cough mixture made with the loquat as the main ingredient; 糖膏 a syrup; 膏藥 [gao1yao4]↓; 藥膏 an ointment; 雪花膏 cold cream, facial cream. | |||||
| V.t. | (*[gao4]) To moisten. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) (Of soil) fertile: 膏腴 [gao1yU2]↓. (2) (Of rain) timely, good for the crops: 膏雨 timely rain. | |||||
| Words | 1. 膏肓 [gao1huang1], n., the region below the heart: 病入膏肓 be critically ill. 2. 膏火 [gao1huo3], n., formerly, tuition fee in private schools. 3. 膏粱 [gao1liang2], n., rich fare; 膏粱子弟 children from well-fed families. 4. 膏澤 [gao1ze2], n., (AC) material benefits. 5. 膏藥 [gao1yao4], n., a plaster. 6. 膏腴 [gao1yU2], adj., (of soil) fertile, productive: 膏腴之地 fertile land, district or region. | |||||