绍兴酒 紹興酒 shào xīng jiǔ Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat syn 薄酒 báo jiǔ dilute wine / insipid wine / I'm sorry the wine I offer you is so poor. (humble) 温酒 溫酒 wēn jiǔ to warm up wine / wine served warm, generally referring to Chinese wine such as 黃酒|黄酒[huang2jiu3] or 白酒[bai2jiu3] 黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn 酒壶 酒壺 jiǔ hú wine pot / wine cup 老酒 lǎo jiǔ wine, esp. Shaoxing wine syn 酒色 jiǔ sè wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression 酒具 jiǔ jù wine vessel / wine cup syn 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] syn 酌 zhuó to pour wine / to drink wine / to deliberate / to consider syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 酾 釃 shī (literary) to filter (wine) / to pour (wine or tea) / to dredge / also pr. [shai1] / Taiwan pr. [si1] syn 醾 mí unfiltered wine / wine brewed twice 品酒 pǐn jiǔ to taste wine / to sip wine 御酒 yù jiǔ imperial wine / sacred wine 色酒 shǎi jiǔ colored wine (made from grapes or other fruit, as opposed to a rice wine etc) 泡菜 pào cài pickled cabbage 酸菜 suān cài pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage 榨菜 zhà cài hot pickled mustard tuber 腐乳 fǔ rǔ pickled tofu syn 酱瓜 醬瓜 jiàng guā pickled cucumber 醢 hǎi minced meat / pickled meat syn 菹 zū marshland / swamp / salted or pickled vegetables / to mince / to shred / to mince human flesh and bones / Taiwan pr. [ju1] 醓 tǎn brine of pickled meat 腌黄瓜 醃黃瓜 yān huáng guā pickle / pickled cucumber 酸豆 suān dòu tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit / pickled caper 刈包 guà bāo popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro 菜脯 cài pú dried, pickled white radish 泡椒 pào jiāo pickled pepper 情人果 qíng rén guǒ (Tw) pickled mangoes (burong mangga) 梅干菜 梅乾菜 méi gān cài salt-pickled sun-dried cabbage (or potherb mustard etc) 菜脯 cài fǔ dried, pickled white radish 酸黄瓜 酸黃瓜 suān huáng guā pickle / pickled cucumber 剁椒 duò jiāo pickled chopped chilies (usually used as a condiment) 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club 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 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ (grape) wine 酒杯 jiǔ bēi wine cup syn 饮酒 飲酒 yǐn jiǔ to drink wine syn 红酒 紅酒 hóng jiǔ red wine 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine / fine liquor syn 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 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 酒馆 酒館 jiǔ guǎn tavern / pub / wine shop syn 举杯 舉杯 jǔ bēi to toast sb (with wine etc) / to drink a toast 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 酿成 釀成 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) 酒菜 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine syn 酒会 酒會 jiǔ huì drinking party / wine reception syn 牛头 牛頭 niú tóu ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel 陈年 陳年 chén nián (of wine) aged / (of debts etc) old / longstanding syn 酒厂 酒廠 jiǔ chǎng wine factory / distillery 料酒 liào jiǔ cooking wine 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 黄菊 黃菊 huáng jú yellow chrysanthemum / wine 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 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 起泡 qǐ pào to bubble / to foam / to blister / to sprout boils (on one's body) / sparkling (wine etc) 烧酒 燒酒 shāo jiǔ name of a famous Tang dynasty wine / same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3] syn 斟酒 zhēn jiǔ to pour wine or liquor 女儿红 女兒紅 nǚ ér hóng kind of Chinese wine 清酒 qīng jiǔ sake (Japanese rice wine) syn 果酒 guǒ jiǔ fruit wine 余韵 餘韻 yú yùn pleasant lingering effect / memorable stylishness / haunting tune / aftertaste (of a good wine etc) syn 佳酿 佳釀 jiā niàng excellent wine syn 酒神 jiǔ shén Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus 花雕 huā diāo Shaoxing yellow wine syn 杜康 dù kāng Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine 买春 買春 mǎi chūn to visit a prostitute / (literary) to buy wine or drinks 醉翁 zuì wēng wine-lover / drinker / toper / drunkard 玉髓 yù suǐ (mineralogy) chalcedony / exquisite wine 酒窖 jiǔ jiào wine cellar 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 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 酒兴 酒興 jiǔ xìng interest in wine / passion for drinking 酒糟 jiǔ zāo distiller's grain / wine lees 酒器 jiǔ qì drinking vessel / wine cup syn 酒令 jiǔ lìng wine-drinking game syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 宴饮 宴飲 yàn yǐn to wine and dine / to feast / banquet 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 巴克斯 bā kè sī Bacchus, Greek god of wine 酒囊饭袋 酒囊飯袋 jiǔ náng fàn dài wine sack, food bag (idiom) / useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing syn 雄黄酒 雄黃酒 xióng huáng jiǔ realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]) 酒盅 jiǔ zhōng wine cup / goblet syn 陈酒 陳酒 chén jiǔ old wine syn 杯中物 bēi zhōng wù the contents of the cup / (fig.) liquor / wine syn 开胃酒 開胃酒 kāi wèi jiǔ aperitif wine 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 汽酒 qì jiǔ sparkling wine 尊 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel syn 酷 kù ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip syn 爵 jué ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle / nobility syn 琼 瓊 qióng jasper / fine jade / beautiful / exquisite (e.g. wine, food) / abbr. for Hainan province 斋 齋 zhāi to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc / vegetarian diet / study room / building / to give alms (to a monk) syn 