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溜りゅう飲いん

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Meanings

1

noun

acid reflux; heartburn; indigestion

Medical term for stomach acid rising into the esophagus, causing heartburn or water brash. Often used in compound expressions like 溜飲が上がる.

2

noun

gratification; satisfaction; gloating

Figurative use, almost exclusively in the set phrases 溜飲を下げる (to feel relieved/satisfied after a grievance is resolved) and 溜飲が下がる (to feel gratified, often at someone else's misfortune).

See also: 溜飲を下げる · 溜飲が下がる

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