喝酒

喝酒

Chinese

		to drink; to shout; to shout applause	alcoholic drink
simp. and trad. (喝酒)		喝	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hē jiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hot³ zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hē jiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: he jeou
    • IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hot³ zau²
    • Yale: hot jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hot⁸ dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hod³ zeo²
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːt̚³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

喝酒

1. to drink alcohol

   空腹喝酒  ―  kōngfù hē jiǔ  ―  to drink alcohol on an empty stomach

   他喝酒有節制，不盡量。 [MSC, trad.]
   他喝酒有节制，不尽量。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā hē jiǔ yǒu jiézhì, bù jìnliàng. [Pinyin]

   He drinks in moderation and doesn't reach his limit.

Synonyms

• 飲酒／饮酒 (yǐnjiǔ)
• (non-standard) 吃酒 (chījiǔ)
• (Min Nan) 啉酒, 食酒