生涩

生澀
shēngsè
  1. unripe
  2. tart
  3. not fully proficient
  4. somewhat shaky

CEDICT

  1. bitter and astringent due to being raw (of fruits)
  2. blunt and rusty (of a blade)
  3. choppy; jerky; not smooth (of language)

Wiktionary

  1. 形容果实未熟时，辛麻苦涩的味道。
  2. 形容不流畅、润滑、圆熟。
  3. 钝鏽不利。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
=2 涩 sè
  1. astringent
  2. tart
  3. acerbity
  4. unsmooth
  5. rough (surface)
  6. hard to understand
  7. obscure
=2 涩 sè old variant of 涩 sè

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未熟 wèishú unripe
果馅饼 guǒxiànbǐng tart
你想吃水果馅饼吗？

You want to eat fruit pies?

Source: Tatoeba

塔 tǎ (loanword) (pastry) tart

classifier: 座

我爱娜塔莎。

I love Natasha.

Source: Tatoeba

挞 tà
  1. (bound form) to whip; to flog
  2. (loanword) (pastry) tart (colloquial pr. tǎ)
你已经吃过香蕉挞了吗？

Have you already eaten a banana tart?

Source: Tatoeba

涩 sè
  1. astringent
  2. tart
  3. acerbity
  4. unsmooth
  5. rough (surface)
  6. hard to understand
  7. obscure
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