酸すい

i-adjective

sour; acidic

Describes a sour taste, like that of vinegar or citrus. Often used in the set phrase 酸いも甘いも噛み分ける (to know both the sour and the sweet; to be experienced in life).

• この梅うめ干ぼしはとても酸すい。

  This pickled plum is very sour.

• 酸すいも甘あまいも噛かみ分わけた大人おとなだ。

  He is an adult who has tasted both the sour and the sweet of life.