酒 (zau2 | jiu3) : wine; spirits

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酒

zau2

jiu3

[n] wine; spirits; liquor; alcoholic drinks (brewed or distilled)

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 酉 (#164)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

酒

Don't confuse with:
洒

This word has been viewed 18363 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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白酒 baak6 zau2 bai2 jiu3 = white wine

酒杯 zau2 bui1 jiu3 bei1 = winecup

紅酒 hung4 zau2 hong2 jiu3 = red wine

啤酒 be1 zau2 pi2 jiu3 = beer

酒店 zau2 dim3 jiu3 dian4 = hotel

砵酒 but1 zau2 = port wine

酒精 zau2 zing1 jiu3 jing1 = alcohol; spirits; ethyl alcohol; ethanol; [粵]: also 火酒

酒家 zau2 gaa1 jiu3 jia1 = restaurant

下酒 haa6 zau2 xia4 jiu3 = go with wine

結婚酒 git3 fan1 zau2 = a wedding reception
See all 164 compounds (CantoDict reports 171 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 酒

呢隻白酒好正㗎！? 粵
This brand of white wine is really good!

呢個白酒有少少澀粵 ?!
This white wine is a little bitter.

乜呢間酒店咁噏耷㗎? 點會有人幫襯呀? 粵
Why's this hotel such a mess? How will anyone want to come here?
[Lit. what this [counter] hotel so shabby [particle]? How would have person would frequent [particle]]

呢杯酒冇咁掯，啱你飲粵
This glass of wine is not so strong; suitable for you.

間酒店冇理由咁平格，話唔定啲房有鬼。粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms.
[Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.]

你琴晚劈酒劈到醉醉地粵
You got pretty drunk last night.
[Lit. you yesterday evening binge-alcohol binge-arrive drunk-ish]

酒入愁腸，愁更愁！
Idiom: Alcohol cannot cure our pain and sadness.

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Decimal representation of this word: 酒
Unicode code for this character: U+9152 (off-site link)

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