美酒 měi jiǔ good wine / fine liquor syn 情夫 qíng fū married woman's lover syn 姘头 姘頭 pīn tou lover / mistress 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]) 杯中物 bēi zhōng wù the contents of the cup / (fig.) liquor / wine syn 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 甏 bèng a squat jar for holding wine, sauces etc syn 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club syn 情人 qíng rén lover / sweetheart syn 爱好者 愛好者 ài hào zhě lover (of art, sports etc) / amateur / enthusiast / fan syn 爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 恋人 戀人 liàn rén lover / sweetheart 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 钟情 鍾情 zhōng qíng to fall in love / to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art) 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 二奶 èr nǎi mistress / second wife / lover syn 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 黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn 酒会 酒會 jiǔ huì drinking party / wine reception syn 新欢 新歡 xīn huān new flame / new lover 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 林黛玉 lín dài yù Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 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 酒壶 酒壺 jiǔ hú wine pot / wine cup 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 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 酒色 jiǔ sè wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression 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 酒具 jiǔ jù wine vessel / wine cup 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 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 酒盅 jiǔ zhōng wine cup / goblet syn 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 陈酒 陳酒 chén jiǔ old wine syn 开胃酒 開胃酒 kāi wèi jiǔ aperitif wine 姘居 pīn jū to cohabit with a lover illicitly syn 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] syn 汽酒 qì jiǔ sparkling wine 姘夫 pīn fū lover (of a woman) / illicit partner / paramour syn 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 糟 zāo dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined 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 酿 釀 niàng to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method) 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 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 觥 gōng big / cup made of horn / horn wine container syn 醴 lǐ sweet wine syn 姘 pīn to be a mistress or lover 醪 láo wine or liquor with sediment 卣 yǒu wine container 鬯 chàng a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times 钭 鈄 tǒu a wine flagon 酽 釅 yàn (of tea, wine etc) strong / (of ink, aroma etc) thick / (of a color) deep / rich syn 甏 bàng a squat jar for holding wine, sauces etc syn 醡 zhà press for extracting wine 