乾杯

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See also: 干杯

Chinese

to dry cup
trad. (乾杯)
simp. (干杯)

Pronunciation


Verb

乾杯

  1. to toast; to drink a toast

Interjection

乾杯

  1. (colloquial) cheers!; bottoms up!

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
はい > ぱい
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
乾盃 (rare)
 乾杯 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Chinese 乾杯干杯 (gānbēi).

Pronunciation

Verb

(かん)(ぱい)する (kanpai suruintransitive suru (stem (かん)(ぱい) (kanpai shi), past (かん)(ぱい)した (kanpai shita))

  1. to drink a glass dry
  2. to toast

Conjugation

Interjection

(かん)(ぱい) (kanpai

  1. cheers! bottoms up! (toast)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

乾杯 (geonbae) (hangeul 건배)

  1. hanja form? of 건배 (cheers!; bottoms up!)