金酒
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Chinese
| metal; gold; money | alcoholic drink | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金酒) | 金 | 酒 | |
| simp. #(金酒) | 金 | 酒 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinjiǒu
- Wade–Giles: chin1-chiu3
- Yale: jīn-jyǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjeou
- Palladius: цзиньцзю (czinʹczju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 zau2
- Yale: gām jáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 dzau2
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 zeo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Phono-semantic matching of English gin + 酒 (“liquor; alcohol”).
Noun
金酒
- (chiefly Mainland China) gin (colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
金酒
- (archaic) a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death
- (archaic) a kind of fine liquor
Synonyms
- (a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death): 金屑酒 (jīnxièjiǔ)