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吃油

chī yóu

2-character word

What 吃油 means

1. (of food) to absorb oil
2. (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel

The characters in 吃油

• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 油yóuoil; fat; grease

Sounds the same

Read chī yóu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 蚩尤Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黄帝

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