| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 酒 | 酒 | jiǔ | - wine (esp. rice wine) - liquor - spirits - alcoholic beverage - CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] |
| 下酒 | 下酒 | xiàjiǔ | - to be appropriate to have with alcohol - to down one's drink |
| 佐酒 | 佐酒 | zuǒjiǔ | - to drink together (in company) - to drink together (with food) |
| 劝酒 | 勸酒 | quànjiǔ | - to urge sb to drink alcohol |
| 名酒 | 名酒 | míngjiǔ | - a famous wine |
| 品酒 | 品酒 | pǐnjiǔ | - to taste wine - to sip wine |
| 啤酒 | 啤酒 | píjiǔ | - beer (loanword) - CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] |
| 喜酒 | 喜酒 | xǐjiǔ | - wedding feast - liquor drunk at a wedding feast |
| 喝酒 | 喝酒 | hējiǔ | - to drink (alcohol) |
| 奠酒 | 奠酒 | diànjiǔ | - a libation |
| 宿酒 | 宿酒 | sùjiǔ | - still drunk from the previous night |
| 御酒 | 御酒 | yùjiǔ | - imperial wine - sacred wine |
| 闷酒 | 悶酒 | mènjiǔ | - alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows |
| 戒酒 | 戒酒 | jièjiǔ | - teetotal - to give up drinking - a ban on alcohol |
| 打酒 | 打酒 | dǎjiǔ | - to have a drink |
| 把酒 | 把酒 | bǎjiǔ | - to raise one's wine cup |
| 敬酒 | 敬酒 | jìngjiǔ | - to toast - to propose a toast |
| 料酒 | 料酒 | liàojiǔ | - cooking wine |
| 斟酒 | 斟酒 | zhēnjiǔ | - to pour wine or liquor |
| 果酒 | 果酒 | guǒjiǔ | - fruit wine |
| 汽酒 | 汽酒 | qìjiǔ | - sparkling wine |
| 清酒 | 清酒 | qīngjiǔ | - sake (Japanese rice wine) |
| 浊酒 | 濁酒 | zhuójiǔ | - unfiltered rice wine |
| 灌酒 | 灌酒 | guànjiǔ | - to force sb to drink alcohol |
| 烈酒 | 烈酒 | lièjiǔ | - strong alcoholic drink |
| 烟酒 | 煙酒 | yānjiǔ | - tobacco and alcohol |
| 烧酒 | 燒酒 | shāojiǔ | - name of a famous Tang dynasty wine - same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3] |
| 琴酒 | 琴酒 | qínjiǔ | - gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒[jin1 jiu3]) |
| 甜酒 | 甜酒 | tiánjiǔ | - sweet liquor |
| 白酒 | 白酒 | báijiǔ | - spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize - white spirit |
| 祝酒 | 祝酒 | zhùjiǔ | - to toast - to congratulate and drink a toast |
| 祭酒 | 祭酒 | jìjiǔ | - to offer a libation - person who performs the libation before a banquet - senior member of a profession - important government post in imperial China |
| 禁酒 | 禁酒 | jìnjiǔ | - prohibition - ban on alcohol - dry law |
| 纵酒 | 縱酒 | zòngjiǔ | - to drink excessively |
| 罚酒 | 罰酒 | fájiǔ | - to drink as the result of having lost a bet |
| 美酒 | 美酒 | měijiǔ | - good wine - fine liquor |
| 老酒 | 老酒 | lǎojiǔ | - wine, esp. Shaoxing wine |
| 花酒 | 花酒 | huājiǔ | - drinking party with female entertainers |
| 薄酒 | 薄酒 | báojiǔ | - dilute wine - insipid wine - I'm sorry the wine I offer you is so poor. (humble) |
| 蛋酒 | 蛋酒 | dànjiǔ | - eggnog |
| 解酒 | 解酒 | jiějiǔ | - to dissipate the effects of alcohol |
| 调酒 | 調酒 | tiáojiǔ | - to mix drinks - cocktail |
| 酌酒 | 酌酒 | zhuójiǔ | - to pour wine |
| 酒令 | 酒令 | jiǔlìng | - wine-drinking game |
| 酒保 | 酒保 | jiǔbǎo | - barman - bartender |
| 酒具 | 酒具 | jiǔjù | - wine vessel - wine cup |
| 酒刺 | 酒刺 | jiǔcì | - acne - spots |
| 酒力 | 酒力 | jiǔlì | - capacity for alcohol - ability to hold drink |
| 酒吧 | 酒吧 | jiǔbā | - bar - pub - saloon - CL:家[jia1] |
| 酒味 | 酒味 | jiǔwèi | - smell of alcohol - flavoring of rum or other liquor in food - aroma or nose (of wine) |
| 酒单 | 酒單 | jiǔdān | - wine list (in a restaurant etc) |
| 酒器 | 酒器 | jiǔqì | - drinking vessel - wine cup |
| 酒壶 | 酒壺 | jiǔhú | - wine pot - wine cup |
| 酒宴 | 酒宴 | jiǔyàn | - feast - repose |
| 酒家 | 酒家 | jiǔjiā | - restaurant - bartender - (old) wineshop - tavern |
| 酒巴 | 酒巴 | jiǔbā | - pub - also written 酒吧 |
| 酒帘 | 酒帘 | jiǔlián | - wine shop sign |
| 酒席 | 酒席 | jiǔxí | - feast - banquet |
| 酒店 | 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | - wine shop - pub (public house) - hotel - restaurant |
| 酒廊 | 酒廊 | jiǔláng | - bar |
| 酒厂 | 酒廠 | jiǔchǎng | - wine factory - distillery |
| 酒后 | 酒後 | jiǔhòu | - after drinking - under the influence of alcohol |
| 酒徒 | 酒徒 | jiǔtú | - drunkard |
| 酒德 | 酒德 | jiǔdé | - good manners in drinking - drinking as personality test |
| 酒意 | 酒意 | jiǔyì | - tipsy feeling |
| 酒托 | 酒托 | jiǔtuō | - person hired to lure customers to high-priced bars |
| 酒曲 | 酒曲 | jiǔqū | - brewer's yeast |
| 酒会 | 酒會 | jiǔhuì | - drinking party - wine reception |
| 酒杯 | 酒杯 | jiǔbēi | - wine cup |
| 酒枣 | 酒棗 | jiǔzǎo | - dates in liquor |
| 酒楼 | 酒樓 | jiǔlóu | - restaurant |
| 酒柜 | 酒櫃 | jiǔguì | - liquor cabinet |
| 酒肴 | 酒殽 | jiǔyáo | - wine and meat - food and drink |
| 酒水 | 酒水 | jiǔshuǐ | - beverage - a drink |
| 酒泉 | 酒泉 | Jiǔquán | - Jiuquan prefecture level city in Gansu |
| 酒涡 | 酒渦 | jiǔwō | - dimple - variant of 酒窩|酒窝[jiu3 wo1] |
| 酒测 | 酒測 | jiǔcè | - to take a breathalyzer test |
| 酒浆 | 酒漿 | jiǔjiāng | - wine |
| 酒盅 | 酒盅 | jiǔzhōng | - wine cup - goblet |
| 酒神 | 酒神 | Jiǔshén | - the Wine God - Bacchus |
| 酒窖 | 酒窖 | jiǔjiào | - wine cellar |
| 酒窝 | 酒窩 | jiǔwō | - dimple - also written 酒渦|酒涡[jiu3 wo1] |
| 酒筵 | 酒筵 | jiǔyán | - feast - banquet |
| 酒筹 | 酒籌 | jiǔchóu | - chip on which tallies are recording during a drinking game |
| 酒精 | 酒精 | jiǔjīng | - alcohol - ethanol CH3CH2OH - ethyl alcohol - also written 乙醇 - grain alcohol |
| 酒糟 | 酒糟 | jiǔzāo | - distiller's grain - wine lees |
| 酒缸 | 酒缸 | jiǔgāng | - wine jar - (dialect) drinking house |
| 酒肆 | 酒肆 | jiǔsì | - wine shop - liquor store - bottle shop - bar - pub |
| 酒兴 | 酒興 | jiǔxìng | - interest in wine - passion for drinking |
| 酒色 | 酒色 | jiǔsè | - wine and women - color of wine - drunken expression |
| 酒花 | 酒花 | jiǔhuā | - hops |
| 酒庄 | 酒莊 | jiǔzhuāng | - winery |
| 酒菜 | 酒菜 | jiǔcài | - food and drink - food to accompany wine |
| 酒药 | 酒藥 | jiǔyào | - brewer's yeast - yeast for fermenting rice wine |
| 酒资 | 酒資 | jiǔzī | - wine goblet - small handleless cup for rice wine |
| 酒醉 | 酒醉 | jiǔzuì | - to become drunk |
| 酒醒 | 酒醒 | jiǔxǐng | - to sober up |
| 酒酿 | 酒釀 | jiǔniàng | - sweet fermented rice - glutinous rice wine |
| 酒量 | 酒量 | jiǔliàng | - capacity for liquor - how much one can drink |
| 酒铺 | 酒鋪 | jiǔpù | - tavern - wine shop |
| 酒钱 | 酒錢 | jiǔqián | - tip |
| 酒食 | 酒食 | jiǔshí | - food and drink |
| 酒饭 | 酒飯 | jiǔfàn | - food and drink |
| 酒馆 | 酒館 | jiǔguǎn | - tavern - pub - wine shop |
| 酒驾 | 酒駕 | jiǔjià | - DWI - driving while intoxicated |
| 酒鬼 | 酒鬼 | jiǔguǐ | - drunkard |
| 酒龄 | 酒齡 | jiǔlíng | - age of wine (i.e. how long it has been matured) |
| 酗酒 | 酗酒 | xùjiǔ | - heavy drinking - to get drunk - to drink to excess |
| 醉酒 | 醉酒 | zuìjiǔ | - to get drunk |
| 醒酒 | 醒酒 | xǐngjiǔ | - to dissipate the effects of alcohol - to sober up |
| 酿酒 | 釀酒 | niàngjiǔ | - to brew wine |
| 金酒 | 金酒 | jīnjiǔ | - gin |
| 陪酒 | 陪酒 | péijiǔ | - to drink along (with sb) |
| 陈酒 | 陳酒 | chénjiǔ | - old wine |
| 饮酒 | 飲酒 | yǐnjiǔ | - to drink wine |
| 麦酒 | 麥酒 | màijiǔ | - wine from grain - ale |
| 黄酒 | 黃酒 | huángjiǔ | - "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) |
| 下酒菜 | 下酒菜 | xiàjiǔcài | - a dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks |
| 交杯酒 | 交杯酒 | jiāobēijiǔ | - formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony |
| 利口酒 | 利口酒 | lìkǒujiǔ | - liquor (loanword) |
| 力娇酒 | 力嬌酒 | lìjiāojiǔ | - liquor (loanword) |
| 啤酒厂 | 啤酒廠 | píjiǔchǎng | - brewery |
| 啤酒节 | 啤酒節 | píjiǔjié | - Beer Festival |
| 啤酒肚 | 啤酒肚 | píjiǔdù | - beer belly |
| 啤酒花 | 啤酒花 | píjiǔhuā | - hops |
| 家家酒 | 家家酒 | jiājiājiǔ | - to play house (Tw) |
| 撒酒疯 | 撒酒瘋 | sājiǔfēng | - to get drunk and act crazy - roaring drunk |
| 朗姆酒 | 朗姆酒 | lǎngmǔjiǔ | - rum (loanword) |
| 榨酒池 | 榨酒池 | zhàjiǔchí | - winepress |
| 水果酒 | 水果酒 | shuǐguǒjiǔ | - wine |
| 江米酒 | 江米酒 | jiāngmǐjiǔ | - glutinous rice wine - fermented glutinous rice |
| 波特酒 | 波特酒 | Bōtèjiǔ | - Port wine |
| 消化酒 | 消化酒 | xiāohuàjiǔ | - digestif |
| 潘趣酒 | 潘趣酒 | pānqùjiǔ | - punch (drink) (loanword) |
| 熟啤酒 | 熟啤酒 | shúpíjiǔ | - pasteurized beer |
| 甜酒酿 | 甜酒釀 | tiánjiǔniàng | - fermented rice |
| 生啤酒 | 生啤酒 | shēngpíjiǔ | - draft beer - unpasteurized beer |
| 发酒疯 | 發酒瘋 | fājiǔfēng | - to get wildly drunk |
| 禁酒令 | 禁酒令 | jìnjiǔlìng | - prohibition - ban on alcohol |
| 绍兴酒 | 紹興酒 | Shàoxīngjiǔ | - Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat |
| 罗姆酒 | 羅姆酒 | luōmǔjiǔ | - rum (loanword) |
| 苦艾酒 | 苦艾酒 | kǔàijiǔ | - absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor) |
| 茅台酒 | 茅臺酒 | máotáijiǔ | - maotai (a Chinese liquor) - CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2] |
| 莱姆酒 | 萊姆酒 | láimǔjiǔ | - see 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3] |
| 葡萄酒 | 葡萄酒 | pútaojiǔ | - (grape) wine |
| 蒸馏酒 | 蒸餾酒 | zhēngliújiǔ | - distilling alcohol |
| 苹果酒 | 蘋果酒 | píngguǒjiǔ | - cider |
| 兰姆酒 | 蘭姆酒 | lánmǔjiǔ | - rum (beverage) (loanword) |
| 蜂蜜酒 | 蜂蜜酒 | fēngmìjiǔ | - mead |
| 行酒令 | 行酒令 | xíngjiǔlìng | - to play a drinking game |
| 调酒器 | 調酒器 | tiáojiǔqì | - (cocktail) shaker |
| 调酒师 | 調酒師 | tiáojiǔshī | - bartender |
| 办酒席 | 辦酒席 | bànjiǔxí | - to prepare a feast |
| 酒令儿 | 酒令兒 | jiǔlìngr | - erhua variant of 酒令[jiu3 ling4] |
| 酒店业 | 酒店業 | jiǔdiànyè | - the catering industry - the hotel and restaurant business |
| 酒托女 | 酒托女 | jiǔtuōnǚ | - woman hired to lure men to high-priced bars |
| 酒泉市 | 酒泉市 | Jiǔquánshì | - Jiuquan prefecture level city in Gansu |
| 酒渣鼻 | 酒渣鼻 | jiǔzhābí | - rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose) - brandy nose |
| 酒石酸 | 酒石酸 | jiǔshísuān | - tartaric acid |
| 酒精性 | 酒精性 | jiǔjīngxìng | - alcoholic (beverage) |
| 酒精灯 | 酒精燈 | jiǔjīngdēng | - spirit lamp |
| 酒糟鼻 | 酒糟鼻 | jiǔzāobí | - rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose) - brandy nose |
| 酒馆儿 | 酒館兒 | jiǔguǎnr | - a hotel - a restaurant - a wine shop |
| 酒鬼酒 | 酒鬼酒 | Jiǔguǐjiǔ | - Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首[Ji2 shou3] |
| 酿酒业 | 釀酒業 | niàngjiǔyè | - brewing industry - wine industry |
| 开胃酒 | 開胃酒 | kāiwèijiǔ | - aperitif wine |
| 开酒费 | 開酒費 | kāijiǔfèi | - corkage fee |
| 雄黄酒 | 雄黃酒 | xiónghuángjiǔ | - realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]) |
| 鸡尾酒 | 雞尾酒 | jīwěijiǔ | - cocktail (loanword) |
| 雪利酒 | 雪利酒 | xuělìjiǔ | - sherry (loanword) |
| 香槟酒 | 香檳酒 | xiāngbīnjiǔ | - champagne (loanword) - CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] |
| 马奶酒 | 馬奶酒 | mǎnǎijiǔ | - kumis - horse milk wine |
| 鲜啤酒 | 鮮啤酒 | xiānpíjiǔ | - draft beer - unpasteurized beer |
| 不为酒困 | 不為酒困 | bùwéijiǔkùn | - not a slave to the bottle - able to enjoy alcohol in moderation - able to hold one's drink |
| 借酒浇愁 | 借酒澆愁 | jièjiǔjiāochóu | - to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol) |
| 停酒止乐 | 停酒止樂 | tíngjiǔzhǐyuè | - stop the wine and stop the music (idiom) |
| 味美思酒 | 味美思酒 | wèiměisījiǔ | - vermouth (loanword) - Italian spiced fortified wine |
| 嗜酒如命 | 嗜酒如命 | shìjiǔrúmìng | - to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle |
| 好酒贪杯 | 好酒貪杯 | hǎojiǔtānbēi | - good wine taken in excess (idiom); fond of the bottle |
| 威士忌酒 | 威士忌酒 | wēishìjìjiǔ | - whiskey (loanword) |
| 对酒当歌 | 對酒當歌 | duìjiǔdānggē | - lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can |
| 扮家家酒 | 扮家家酒 | bànjiājiājiǔ | - to play house (Tw) |
| 把酒言欢 | 把酒言歡 | bǎjiǔyánhuān | - to drink and chat merrily (idiom) |
| 斗酒只鸡 | 斗酒隻雞 | dǒujiǔzhījī | - lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests |
| 新瓶旧酒 | 新瓶舊酒 | xīnpíngjiùjiǔ | - old wine in a new bottle (idiom) |
| 日本米酒 | 日本米酒 | Rìběnmǐjiǔ | - Japanese rice wine - sake |
| 杜松子酒 | 杜松子酒 | dùsōngzǐjiǔ | - gin |
| 杯酒解怨 | 杯酒解怨 | bēijiǔjiěyuàn | - a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction |
| 杯酒言欢 | 杯酒言歡 | bēijiǔyánhuān | - a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom) |
| 沉湎酒色 | 沉湎酒色 | chénmiǎnjiǔsè | - to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); over-indulgence in wine and women - an incorrigible drunkard and lecher |
| 滴酒不沾 | 滴酒不沾 | dījiǔbùzhān | - never to touch a drop of alcohol |
| 烟酒不沾 | 煙酒不沾 | yānjiǔbùzhān | - abstaining from liquor and tobacco |
| 灯红酒绿 | 燈紅酒綠 | dēnghóngjiǔlǜ | - lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking - debauched and corrupt environment |
| 燕京啤酒 | 燕京啤酒 | Yānjīngpíjiǔ | - Yangjing beer (Beijing beer) |
| 牵羊担酒 | 牽羊擔酒 | qiānyángdānjiǔ | - pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations - to kill the fatted calf |
| 百利甜酒 | 百利甜酒 | BǎilìTiánjiǔ | - Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink) |
| 百威啤酒 | 百威啤酒 | Bǎiwēipíjiǔ | - Budweiser beer |
| 花天酒地 | 花天酒地 | huātiānjiǔdì | - to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures - life of debauchery |
| 茶余酒后 | 茶餘酒後 | cháyújiǔhòu | - see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4] |
| 茹荤饮酒 | 茹葷飲酒 | rúhūnyǐnjiǔ | - to eat meat and drink wine |
| 貂裘换酒 | 貂裘換酒 | diāoqiúhuànjiǔ | - lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom) - fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life |
| 贵妃醉酒 | 貴妃醉酒 | GuìfēiZuìjiǔ | - The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing Opera |
| 载酒问字 | 載酒問字 | zàijiǔwènzì | - a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom) |
| 酒囊饭袋 | 酒囊飯袋 | jiǔnángfàndài | - wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing |
| 酒后驾车 | 酒後駕車 | jiǔhòujiàchē | - driving under the influence |
| 酒后驾驶 | 酒後駕駛 | jiǔhòujiàshǐ | - driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) |
| 酒水饮料 | 酒水飲料 | jiǔshuǐyǐnliào | - drink (on a menu) |
| 酒池肉林 | 酒池肉林 | jiǔchíròulín | - lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery - sumptuous entertainment |
| 酒泉地区 | 酒泉地區 | Jiǔquándìqū | - Jiuquan prefecture in Gansu |
| 酒精中毒 | 酒精中毒 | jiǔjīngzhòngdú | - alcoholism |
| 酒精饮料 | 酒精飲料 | jiǔjīngyǐnliào | - liquor |
| 酒红朱雀 | 酒紅朱雀 | jiǔhóngzhūquè | - (Chinese bird species) vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) |
| 酒肉朋友 | 酒肉朋友 | jiǔròupéngyou | - lit. a friend when wining and dining (idiom); fair-weather friend |
| 酒至半酣 | 酒至半酣 | jiǔzhìbànhān | - to drink until one is half drunk |
| 酒色之徒 | 酒色之徒 | jiǔsèzhītú | - follower of wine and women - dissolute person |
| 酒色财气 | 酒色財氣 | jiǔsècáiqì | - wine, sex, avarice and temper (idiom); four cardinal vices |
| 酒言酒语 | 酒言酒語 | jiǔyánjiǔyǔ | - words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom) |
| 酒足饭饱 | 酒足飯飽 | jiǔzúfànbǎo | - to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content |
| 酒酣耳热 | 酒酣耳熱 | jiǔhāněrrè | - tipsy and merry (idiom) |
| 酒酸不售 | 酒酸不售 | jiǔsuānbùshòu | - "The wine´s gone bad and it cannot be sold" |
| 酗酒滋事 | 酗酒滋事 | xùjiǔzīshì | - drunken fighting - to get drunk and quarrel |
| 醉酒驾车 | 醉酒駕車 | zuìjiǔjiàchē | - drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration) |
| 只鸡斗酒 | 隻雞斗酒 | zhījīdǒujiǔ | - lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests |
| 青岛啤酒 | 青島啤酒 | Qīngdǎopíjiǔ | - Tsingtao Beer |
| 饮酒作乐 | 飲酒作樂 | yǐnjiǔzuòlè | - drinking party - to go on a binge - to paint the town red |
| 饮酒驾车 | 飲酒駕車 | yǐnjiǔjiàchē | - drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration) |
| 餐末甜酒 | 餐末甜酒 | cānmòtiánjiǔ | - dessert wine |
| 鲁特啤酒 | 魯特啤酒 | lǔtèpíjiǔ | - root beer |
| 夜招待酒会 | 夜招待酒會 | yèzhāodàijiǔhuì | - evening cocktail reception |
| 好酒沉瓮底 | 好酒沉甕底 | hǎojiǔchénwèngdǐ | - lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) - fig. the best is saved for last |
| 新瓶装旧酒 | 新瓶裝舊酒 | xīnpíngzhuāngjiùjiǔ | - old wine in a new bottle (idiom) |
| 杯酒释兵权 | 杯酒釋兵權 | bēijiǔshìbīngquán | - to 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 |
| 旧瓶装新酒 | 舊瓶裝新酒 | jiùpíngzhuāngxīnjiǔ | - lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework - (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite) |
| 英迪格酒店 | 英迪格酒店 | YīngdígéJiǔdiàn | - Hotel Indigo (brand) |
| 酒后吐真言 | 酒後吐真言 | jiǔhòutǔzhēnyán | - after wine, spit out the truth - in vino veritas |
| 野格力娇酒 | 野格力嬌酒 | Yěgélìjiāojiǔ | - Jägermeister (alcoholic drink) |
| 皇冠假日酒店 | 皇冠假日酒店 | HuángguānJiàrìJiǔdiàn | - Crowne Plaza (hotel chain) |
| 台湾酒红朱雀 | 臺灣酒紅朱雀 | Táiwānjiǔhóngzhūquè | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) |
| 今朝有酒今朝醉 | 今朝有酒今朝醉 | jīnzhāoyǒujiǔjīnzhāozuì | - to live in the moment (idiom) - to live every day as if it were one's last - to enjoy while one can |
| 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 | 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 | jìngjiǔbùchīchīfájiǔ | - to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit - fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more |
| 酒香不怕巷子深 | 酒香不怕巷子深 | jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn | - fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) - quality goods need no advertising |
| 醉翁之意不在酒 | 醉翁之意不在酒 | zuìwēngzhīyìbùzàijiǔ | - wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol - having an ulterior motive - to have other things in mind - with an ax to grind - accomplishing something besides what one set out to do |
| 酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷 | 酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷 | jiǔbùzuìrénrénzìzuì,sèbùmírénrénzìmí | - wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust |
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