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杜松子酒

dou6 cung4 zi2 zau2

gin (type of alcoholic drink, also 金酒)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

杜松子酒

This word was added by bybell on 26th Oct 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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杜 dou6 du4 - to shut out; to stop; to prevent
松 cung4 song1 song4 gong1 - pine tree, fir tree
子 zi2 zi3 zi5 - child, offspring
酒 zau2 jiu3 - wine; spirits

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