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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 jiǔjiu3wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; Classifiers:
2酒精 酒精 jiǔ jīngjiu3 jing1alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇 ; grain alcohol
3喝酒 喝酒 jiǔhe1 jiu3to drink (alcohol)
4啤酒 啤酒 jiǔpi2 jiu3beer (loanword); Classifiers:
5饮酒 飲酒 yǐn jiǔyin3 jiu3to drink wine
6酒杯 酒杯 jiǔ bēijiu3 bei1wine cup
7酒店 酒店 jiǔ diànjiu3 dian4wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
8祝酒词 祝酒詞 zhù jiǔ zhu4 jiu3 ci2short speech given in proposing a toast; short speech given in proposing a toast
9机加酒 機加酒 jiā jiǔji1 jia1 jiu3flight and hotel (travel package) (abbr. for 机票加酒店 )
10艾酒 艾酒 ài jiǔai4 jiu3wine flavored with Chinese mugwort
11酒精洗手液 酒精洗手液 jiǔ jīng shǒu jiu3 jing1 xi3 shou3 ye4alcohol-based hand sanitizer
12酒逢知己千杯少 酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī qiān bēi shǎojiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
13温酒 溫酒 wēn jiǔwen1 jiu3to warm up wine; wine served warm, generally referring to Chinese wine such as 黃酒 and 白酒
14茶余酒后 茶餘酒後 chá jiǔ hòucha2 yu2 jiu3 hou4see 茶余饭后
15杯酒言欢 杯酒言歡 bēi jiǔ yán huānbei1 jiu3 yan2 huan1a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
16陈酒 陳酒 chén jiǔchen2 jiu3old wine
17佐酒佳肴 佐酒佳餚 zuǒ jiǔ jiā yáozuo3 jiu3 jia1 yao2delicacies that go with liquor (idiom)
18沉湎酒色 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ chen2 mian3 jiu3 se4to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women; an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
19餐后酒 餐後酒 cān hòu jiǔcan1 hou4 jiu3digestif
20杯酒释兵权 杯酒釋兵權 bēi jiǔ shì bīng quánbei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
21杯酒解怨 杯酒解怨 bēi jiǔ jiě yuànbei1 jiu3 jie3 yuan4a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction; ; a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
22办酒席 辦酒席 bàn jiǔ ban4 jiu3 xi2to prepare a feast
23百威啤酒 百威啤酒 bǎi wēi jiǔBai3 wei1 pi2 jiu3Budweiser beer
24白兰地酒 白蘭地酒 bái lán jiǔbai2 lan2 di4 jiu3brandy (loanword)
25白酒 白酒 bái jiǔbai2 jiu3baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

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