spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize; white spirit
百利甜酒百利甜酒bai3 li4 tian2 jiu3
Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)
百威啤酒百威啤酒bai3 wei1 pi2 jiu3
Budweiser beer
扮家家酒扮家家酒ban4 jia1 jia1 jiu3
to play house (Tw)
办酒席辦酒席ban4 jiu3 xi2
to prepare a feast
杯酒解怨杯酒解怨bei1 jiu3 jie3 yuan4
a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
杯酒释兵权杯酒釋兵權bei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2
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
杯酒言欢杯酒言歡bei1 jiu3 yan2 huan1
a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
波特酒波特酒bo1 te4 jiu3
Port wine
薄酒薄酒bo2 jiu3
dilute wine; insipid wine; I'm sorry the wine I offer you is so poor (humble)
不为酒困不為酒困bu4 wei2 jiu3 kun4
not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold one's drink
餐末甜酒餐末甜酒can1 mo4 tian2 jiu3
dessert wine
茶余酒后茶餘酒後cha2 yu2 jiu3 hou4
see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后
陈酒陳酒chen2 jiu3
old wine
沉湎酒色沉湎酒色chen2 mian3 jiu3 se4
to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women; an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
打酒打酒da3 jiu3
to have a drink
蛋酒蛋酒dan4 jiu3
eggnog
灯红酒绿燈紅酒綠deng1 hong2 jiu3 lv4
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking; debauched and corrupt environment
滴酒不沾滴酒不沾di1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1
never to touch a drop of alcohol
奠酒奠酒dian4 jiu3
a libation
貂裘换酒貂裘換酒diao1 qiu2 huan4 jiu3
lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom); fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life
斗酒只鸡斗酒隻雞dou3 jiu3 zhi1 ji1
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
杜松子酒杜松子酒du4 song1 zi3 jiu3
gin
对酒当歌對酒當歌dui4 jiu3 dang1 ge1
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
发酒疯發酒瘋fa1 jiu3 feng1
to get wildly drunk
罚酒罰酒fa2 jiu3
to drink as the result of having lost a bet
汾酒汾酒fen2 jiu3
Fenjiu (sorghum-based Chinese liquor)
蜂蜜酒蜂蜜酒feng1 mi4 jiu3
mead
灌酒灌酒guan4 jiu3
to force sb to drink alcohol
贵妃醉酒貴妃醉酒gui4 fei1 zui4 jiu3
The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera
果酒果酒guo3 jiu3
fruit wine
好酒沉瓮底好酒沉甕底hao3 jiu3 chen2 weng4 di3
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom); fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯好酒貪杯hao3 jiu3 tan1 bei1
good wine taken in excess (idiom); fond of the bottle
喝酒喝酒he1 jiu3
to drink (alcohol)
花酒花酒hua1 jiu3
drinking party with female entertainers
花天酒地花天酒地hua1 tian1 jiu3 di4
to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery
皇冠假日酒店皇冠假日酒店huang2 guan1 jia4 ri4 jiu3 dian4
Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)
黄酒黃酒huang2 jiu3
"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
鸡尾酒雞尾酒ji1 wei3 jiu3
cocktail (loanword)
祭酒祭酒ji4 jiu3
to offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet; senior member of a profession; important government post in imperial China
家家酒家家酒jia1 jia1 jiu3
to play house (Tw)
江米酒江米酒jiang1 mi3 jiu3
glutinous rice wine; fermented glutinous rice
交杯酒交杯酒jiao1 bei1 jiu3
formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom); quality goods need no advertising
酒醒酒醒jiu3 xing3
to sober up
酒兴酒興jiu3 xing4
interest in wine; passion for drinking
酒筵酒筵jiu3 yan2
feast; banquet
酒言酒语酒言酒語jiu3 yan2 jiu3 yu3
words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
酒宴酒宴jiu3 yan4
feast; repose
酒肴酒殽jiu3 yao2
wine and meat; food and drink
酒药酒藥jiu3 yao4
brewer's yeast; yeast for fermenting rice wine
酒意酒意jiu3 yi4
tipsy feeling
酒糟酒糟jiu3 zao1
distiller's grain; wine lees
酒糟鼻酒糟鼻jiu3 zao1 bi2
rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose); brandy nose
酒枣酒棗jiu3 zao3
dates in liquor
酒渣鼻酒渣鼻jiu3 zha1 bi2
rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose); brandy nose
酒至半酣酒至半酣jiu3 zhi4 ban4 han1
to drink until one is half drunk
酒盅酒盅jiu3 zhong1
wine cup; goblet
酒庄酒莊jiu3 zhuang1
winery
酒资酒資jiu3 zi1
(old) drinking money; tip
酒足饭饱酒足飯飽jiu3 zu2 fan4 bao3
to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
酒醉酒醉jiu3 zui4
to become drunk
旧瓶装新酒舊瓶裝新酒jiu4 ping2 zhuang1 xin1 jiu3
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework; (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
居酒屋居酒屋ju1 jiu3 wu1
izakaya (a kind of traditional Japanese pub)
开酒费開酒費kai1 jiu3 fei4
corkage fee
开胃酒開胃酒kai1 wei4 jiu3
aperitif wine
苦艾酒苦艾酒ku3 ai4 jiu3
absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)
莱姆酒萊姆酒lai2 mu3 jiu3
see 朗姆酒
兰姆酒蘭姆酒lan2 mu3 jiu3
rum (beverage) (loanword)
廊酒廊酒lang2 jiu3
Benedictine (liquor)
朗姆酒朗姆酒lang3 mu3 jiu3
rum (loanword)
老酒老酒lao3 jiu3
wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
力娇酒力嬌酒li4 jiao1 jiu3
liquor (loanword)
利口酒利口酒li4 kou3 jiu3
liquor (loanword)
料酒料酒liao4 jiu3
cooking wine
烈酒烈酒lie4 jiu3
strong alcoholic drink
鲁特啤酒魯特啤酒lu3 te4 pi2 jiu3
root beer
罗姆酒羅姆酒luo1 mu3 jiu3
rum (loanword)
马奶酒馬奶酒ma3 nai3 jiu3
kumis; horse milk wine
麦酒麥酒mai4 jiu3
wine from grain; ale
茅台酒茅臺酒mao2 tai2 jiu3
maotai (a Chinese liquor)
美酒美酒mei3 jiu3
good wine; fine liquor
闷酒悶酒men4 jiu3
alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows
名酒名酒ming2 jiu3
a famous wine
酿酒釀酒niang4 jiu3
to brew wine
酿酒业釀酒業niang4 jiu3 ye4
brewing industry; wine industry
潘趣酒潘趣酒pan1 qu4 jiu3
punch (drink) (loanword)
陪酒陪酒pei2 jiu3
to drink along (with sb)
啤酒啤酒pi2 jiu3
beer (loanword)
啤酒厂啤酒廠pi2 jiu3 chang3
brewery
啤酒肚啤酒肚pi2 jiu3 du4
beer belly
啤酒花啤酒花pi2 jiu3 hua1
hops
啤酒节啤酒節pi2 jiu3 jie2
Beer Festival
品酒品酒pin3 jiu3
to taste wine; to sip wine
苹果酒蘋果酒ping2 guo3 jiu3
cider
葡萄酒葡萄酒pu2 tao5 jiu3
(grape) wine
汽酒汽酒qi4 jiu3
sparkling wine
牵羊担酒牽羊擔酒qian1 yang2 dan1 jiu3
pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf
琴酒琴酒qin2 jiu3
gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒)
青岛啤酒青島啤酒qing1 dao3 pi2 jiu3
Tsingtao Beer
清酒清酒qing1 jiu3
sake (Japanese rice wine)
劝酒勸酒quan4 jiu3
to urge sb to drink alcohol
日本米酒日本米酒ri4 ben3 mi3 jiu3
Japanese rice wine; sake
茹荤饮酒茹葷飲酒ru2 hun1 yin3 jiu3
to eat meat and drink wine
撒酒疯撒酒瘋sa1 jiu3 feng1
to get drunk and act crazy; roaring drunk
色酒色酒shai3 jiu3
colored wine (made from grapes or other fruit, as opposed to a rice wine etc)
烧酒燒酒shao1 jiu3
name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒
绍兴酒紹興酒shao4 xing1 jiu3
Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
生啤酒生啤酒sheng1 pi2 jiu3
draft beer; unpasteurized beer
嗜酒如命嗜酒如命shi4 jiu3 ru2 ming4
to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
熟啤酒熟啤酒shu2 pi2 jiu3
pasteurized beer
水果酒水果酒shui3 guo3 jiu3
fruit wine (Tw)
宿酒宿酒su4 jiu3
hangover
台湾酒红朱雀臺灣酒紅朱雀tai2 wan1 jiu3 hong2 zhu1 que4
(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
甜酒甜酒tian2 jiu3
sweet liquor
甜酒酿甜酒釀tian2 jiu3 niang4
fermented rice
调酒調酒tiao2 jiu3
to mix drinks; cocktail
调酒器調酒器tiao2 jiu3 qi4
(cocktail) shaker
调酒师調酒師tiao2 jiu3 shi1
bartender
威士忌酒威士忌酒wei1 shi4 ji4 jiu3
whiskey (loanword)
味美思酒味美思酒wei4 mei3 si1 jiu3
vermouth (loanword); Italian spiced fortified wine
无醇啤酒無醇啤酒wu2 chun2 pi2 jiu3
low-alcohol beer; non-alcoholic beer (typically, 0.5% ABV or less)
喜酒喜酒xi3 jiu3
wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
下酒下酒xia4 jiu3
to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink
下酒菜下酒菜xia4 jiu3 cai4
a dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks
鲜啤酒鮮啤酒xian1 pi2 jiu3
draft beer; unpasteurized beer
香槟酒香檳酒xiang1 bin1 jiu3
champagne (loanword)
消化酒消化酒xiao1 hua4 jiu3
digestif
新瓶旧酒新瓶舊酒xin1 ping2 jiu4 jiu3
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒新瓶裝舊酒xin1 ping2 zhuang1 jiu4 jiu3
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
行酒令行酒令xing2 jiu3 ling4
to play a drinking game
醒酒醒酒xing3 jiu3
to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up
雄黄酒雄黃酒xiong2 huang2 jiu3
realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节)
酗酒酗酒xu4 jiu3
heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
酗酒滋事酗酒滋事xu4 jiu3 zi1 shi4
drunken fighting; to get drunk and quarrel
雪利酒雪利酒xue3 li4 jiu3
sherry (loanword)
燕京啤酒燕京啤酒yan1 jing1 pi2 jiu3
Yangjing beer (Beijing beer)
烟酒煙酒yan1 jiu3
tobacco and alcohol
烟酒不沾煙酒不沾yan1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1
abstaining from liquor and tobacco
野格力娇酒野格力嬌酒ye3 ge2 li4 jiao1 jiu3
Jägermeister (alcoholic drink)
夜招待酒会夜招待酒會ye4 zhao1 dai4 jiu3 hui4
evening cocktail reception
饮酒飲酒yin3 jiu3
to drink wine
饮酒驾车飲酒駕車yin3 jiu3 jia4 che1
drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)
饮酒作乐飲酒作樂yin3 jiu3 zuo4 le4
drinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red
英迪格酒店英迪格酒店ying1 di2 ge2 jiu3 dian4
Hotel Indigo (brand)
御酒御酒yu4 jiu3
imperial wine; sacred wine
载酒问字載酒問字zai4 jiu3 wen4 zi4
a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
榨酒池榨酒池zha4 jiu3 chi2
winepress
斟酒斟酒zhen1 jiu3
to pour wine or liquor
蒸馏酒蒸餾酒zheng1 liu2 jiu3
distilling alcohol
只鸡斗酒隻雞斗酒zhi1 ji1 dou3 jiu3
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
祝酒祝酒zhu4 jiu3
to toast; to congratulate and drink a toast
酌酒酌酒zhuo2 jiu3
to pour wine
浊酒濁酒zhuo2 jiu3
unfiltered rice wine
纵酒縱酒zong4 jiu3
to drink excessively
醉酒醉酒zui4 jiu3
to get drunk
醉酒驾车醉酒駕車zui4 jiu3 jia4 che1
drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration)
醉翁之意不在酒醉翁之意不在酒zui4 weng1 zhi1 yi4 bu4 zai4 jiu3
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
佐酒佐酒zuo3 jiu3
to drink together (in company); to drink together (with food)