酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ (grape) wine 配方 pèi fāng prescription / cooking recipe / formulation / completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.) syn 烹饪 烹飪 pēng rèn cooking / culinary arts syn 酒馆 酒館 jiǔ guǎn tavern / pub / wine shop syn 料理 liào lǐ to arrange / to handle / to cook / cuisine / art of cooking syn 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 酒会 酒會 jiǔ huì drinking party / wine reception syn 陈年 陳年 chén nián (of wine) aged / (of debts etc) old / longstanding syn 饮酒 飲酒 yǐn jiǔ to drink wine syn 举杯 舉杯 jǔ bēi to toast sb (with wine etc) / to drink a toast syn 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine / fine liquor syn 酒杯 jiǔ bēi wine cup syn 夹心 夾心 jiā xīn to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking) / stuffed 配料 pèi liào ingredients (in a cooking recipe) / to mix materials according to directions 烧酒 燒酒 shāo jiǔ name of a famous Tang dynasty wine / same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3] syn 做菜 zuò cài to cook / cooking syn 白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3]) syn 清酒 qīng jiǔ sake (Japanese rice wine) syn 酒窖 jiǔ jiào wine cellar 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 酿成 釀成 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) 酒厂 酒廠 jiǔ chǎng wine factory / distillery 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 把酒 bǎ jiǔ to raise one's wine cup syn 酿造 釀造 niàng zào to brew / to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation syn 禁烟 禁煙 jìn yān to ban smoking / to quit smoking / to prohibit cooking / prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729) 家常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking 和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn 起泡 qǐ pào to bubble / to foam / to blister / to sprout boils (on one's body) / sparkling (wine etc) 佳酿 佳釀 jiā niàng excellent wine syn 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking syn 面糊 麵糊 miàn hù panada / cooked flour paste / flour paste (used in crafts) / batter (used in cooking) / Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2] syn 酒器 jiǔ qì drinking vessel / wine cup syn 果酒 guǒ jiǔ fruit wine 酒菜 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine syn 酒色 jiǔ sè wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression 酒壶 酒壺 jiǔ hú wine pot / wine cup 炊事 chuī shì cooking syn 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish 老酒 lǎo jiǔ wine, esp. Shaoxing wine syn 灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn 名酒 míng jiǔ a famous wine syn 斟酒 zhēn jiǔ to pour wine or liquor 炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils / cookware / cooker 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 烧火 燒火 shāo huǒ to light a fire for cooking syn 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 余韵 餘韻 yú yùn pleasant lingering effect / memorable stylishness / haunting tune / aftertaste (of a good wine etc) syn 觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party 酒令 jiǔ lìng wine-drinking game syn 黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn 调匀 調勻 tiáo yún to blend (cooking) / to mix evenly syn 酒具 jiǔ jù wine vessel / wine cup syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 张飞 張飛 zhāng fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 酒糟 jiǔ zāo distiller's grain / wine lees 红酒 紅酒 hóng jiǔ red wine 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 厨艺 廚藝 chú yì cooking skills / culinary talent 牛头 牛頭 niú tóu ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel 主料 zhǔ liào main ingredients (in a cooking recipe) 黄菊 黃菊 huáng jú yellow chrysanthemum / wine 灶具 zào jù stove / cooker / (dialect) cooking utensils syn 文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 女儿红 女兒紅 nǚ ér hóng kind of Chinese wine 食油 shí yóu cooking oil syn 酒神 jiǔ shén Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus 花雕 huā diāo Shaoxing yellow wine syn 拔丝 拔絲 bá sī wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating) syn 杜康 dù kāng Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine 慢火 màn huǒ low heat (cooking) 买春 買春 mǎi chūn to visit a prostitute / (literary) to buy wine or drinks 腐竹 fǔ zhú rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated) 醉翁 zuì wēng wine-lover / drinker / toper / drunkard 玉髓 yù suǐ (mineralogy) chalcedony / exquisite wine 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 酒兴 酒興 jiǔ xìng interest in wine / passion for drinking 食法 shí fǎ cooking method 掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef syn 清油 qīng yóu vegetable cooking oil syn 宴饮 宴飲 yàn yǐn to wine and dine / to feast / banquet 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 陈化 陳化 chén huà to age / to mature (wine, timber etc) 滥觞 濫觴 làn shāng lit. floating wine goblets on a stream / the origin (of some phenomenon) syn 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] syn 糟 zāo dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined syn 酷 kù ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip syn 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 烫 燙 tàng to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot syn 尊 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel syn 琼 瓊 qióng jasper / fine jade / beautiful / exquisite (e.g. wine, food) / abbr. for Hainan province 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 