咸涩

鹹澀
xiánsè
  1. salty and bitter
  2. acerbic

CEDICT

salty and bitter; salty and acerbic

Wiktionary

  1. 吝啬；寒酸
  2. 咸而带苦的味道

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 咸 xián
  1. all
  2. everyone
  3. each
  4. widespread
  5. harmonious
=1 咸 xián
  1. salted
  2. salty
  3. stingy
  4. miserly
=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

Related entries

涩味 sèwèi
  1. acerbic (taste)
  2. astringent
尖刻 jiānkè
  1. caustic
  2. biting
  3. piquant
  4. acerbic
  5. vitriolic
  6. acrimonious
他尖刻的话语仍然在我心中挥之不去。

His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

Source: Tatoeba