小酒
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young | alcoholic drink | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小酒) | 小 | 酒 | |
| simp. #(小酒) | 小 | 酒 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
小酒
- quiet drink (of alcohol)
- 臺大研究室中五座的優良教師獎，讓人彷彿還看得見謝煥儒認真教學的影子，平常謝煥儒最喜歡邀學生一同圍爐吃火鍋、喝點小酒、談天說地…。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2007, 國立臺灣大學植物病理與微生物學系, 《臺大一號館的小巨人——謝煥儒老師紀念文集》, page 185
- Táidà yánjiūshì zhōngwǔzuò de yōuliáng jiàoshī jiǎng, ràng rén fǎngfú hái kàndejiàn Xiè Huànrú rènzhēn jiàoxué de yǐngzi, píngcháng Xiè Huànrú zuì xǐhuān yāo xuéshēng yītóng wéilú chī huǒguō, hē diǎn xiǎojiǔ, tántiānshuōdì.... [Pinyin]
- The Excellent Teacher Awards from the Zhongwuzuo laboratories at National Taiwan University somewhat reveals Xie Huanru's dedication to teaching. Xie often invites students to eat hot pot, have a quiet drink, and chat about this and that...
台大研究室中五座的优良教师奖，让人仿佛还看得见谢焕儒认真教学的影子，平常谢焕儒最喜欢邀学生一同围炉吃火锅、喝点小酒、谈天说地…。 [MSC, simp.]- 今日想喝個小酒來慶祝國泰民安，喝什麼好呢？ [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2010, 卓子瑛, 《精靈的足跡——游於藝》, page 109
- Jīnrì xiǎng hē ge xiǎojiǔ lái qìngzhù guótàimín'ān, hē shénme hǎo ne? [Pinyin]
- Today I want to have a quiet drink to celebrate the peace and prosperity of the country. What should I drink?
今日想喝个小酒来庆祝国泰民安，喝什么好呢？ [MSC, simp.]- 閑暇時，約上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉魚〉中寫的那樣，共聚一堂，放下手機，放下包袱，喝幾杯小酒，說幾句真心話，或許你會突然發現，人生的美好，就在當下。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2015, 何霄, 快樂的聚餐, in 呂珍玉 (chief editor), 《詩經中的生活》, page 284
- Xiánxiá shí, yuē shàng sān wǔ hǎoyǒu, xiàng ‘Xiǎoyǎ Nán Yǒu Jiāyú’ zhōng xiě de nàyàng, gòngjùyītáng, fàngxià shǒujī, fàngxià bāofú, hē jǐ bēi xiǎojiǔ, shuō jǐ jù zhēnxīnhuà, huòxǔ nǐ huì tūrán fāxiàn, rénshēng de měihǎo, jiù zài dāngxià. [Pinyin]
- In your free time, meet up with a few friends. As written in the Nan You Jiayu poem in the Xiaoya, get together, put down your mobile phone, lay down your baggage, have a quiet drink, and say a few words from the heart. Maybe you will suddenly find out that the beauty of life is the present moment.
闲暇时，约上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉鱼〉中写的那样，共聚一堂，放下手机，放下包袱，喝几杯小酒，说几句真心话，或许你会突然发现，人生的美好，就在当下。 [MSC, simp.]
- (literary) light wine that is made in a short fermentation period
- (regional) vinegar
Synonyms
- (vinegar):
Dialectal synonyms of 醋 (“vinegar”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 醋 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 醋, 忌諱 |
| Taiwan | 醋 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 忌諱 | |
| Harbin | 醋, 忌諱 | |
| Shenyang | 醋, 忌諱 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 醋, 忌諱 | |
| Qingdao | 忌諱 | |
| Jinan | 醋, 忌諱 | |
| Luoyang | 醋 | |
| Wanrong | 醋 | |
| Zhengzhou | 忌諱 | |
| Xi'an | 醋 | |
| Yinchuan | 醋 | |
| Lanzhou | 醋 | |
| Xining | 醋 | |
| Wuhan | 醋 | |
| Chengdu | 醋 | |
| Guiyang | 醋 | |
| Kunming | 醋 | |
| Guilin | 醋 | |
| Liuzhou | 醋, 酸醋 | |
| Xuzhou | 醋, 忌諱 | |
| Yangzhou | 醋 | |
| Nanjing | 醋 | |
| Hefei | 醋 | |
| Nantong | 醋 | |
| Singapore | 醋 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 醋 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 醋 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 醋 |
| Hong Kong | 醋 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 醋 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 醋 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 醋 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 醋 | |
| Macau | 醋 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 醋 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 醋 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 醋 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 醋 | |
| Foshan | 醋 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 醋 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 醋 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 醋 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 醋 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 醋 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 醋 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 醋 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 醋 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 醋 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 醋 | |
| Taishan | 酸, 醋 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 酸 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 酸, 醋 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 醋 | |
| Dongguan | 醋 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 醋 | |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 醋 | |
| Qingyuan | 醋 | |
| Fogang | 醋 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 醋 | |
| Yangshan | 醋 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 醋 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 醋 | |
| Shaoguan | 醋 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 醋 | |
| Renhua | 醋 | |
| Lechang | 醋 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 醋 | |
| Sihui | 醋 | |
| Guangning | 醋 | |
| Deqing | 醋 | |
| Huaiji | 醋 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 醋 | |
| Yunfu | 醋 | |
| Xinxing | 醋 | |
| Luoding | 醋 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 醋 | |
| Yangjiang | 醋 | |
| Xinyi | 酸醋 | |
| Lianjiang | 醋 | |
| Nanning | 醋, 七醋, 酸醋 | |
| Wuzhou | 醋 | |
| Yulin | 醋 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 醋 | |
| Beihai | 醋 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 酸醋 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 醋 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 酸醋 | |
| Danzhou | 醋 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 醋 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 醋 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 醋 | |
| Móng Cái | 酸醋 | |
| Yangon (Taishan) | 醋 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 醋, 小酒 |
| Lichuan | 醋, 小酒 | |
| Pingxiang | 醋, 小酒 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 醋, 酸醋, 甜酒 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 醋 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 醋 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 醋 | |
| Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 醋 | |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 醋 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 醋 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 醋 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 醋 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 醋 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 醋, 酸醋 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 醋 | |
| Liannan | 醋 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 酸醋 | |
| Jiexi | 醋 | |
| Changting | 醋 | |
| Ninghua | 小酒, 醋 | |
| Yudu | 醋, 小酒, 酸酒 | |
| Shicheng | 醋 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 小酒 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 酸醋, 醋 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 酸醋, 醋 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 酸醋 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 酸醋, 醋 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 酸醋, 醋 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 酸醋, 醋 | |
| Hong Kong | 醋 | |
| Luchuan | 醋 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 醋 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 酸醋 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 醋 | |
| Singkawang | 甜酒 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 醋 |
| Shexian | 醋 | |
| Tunxi | 醋 | |
| Xiuning | 醋 | |
| Yixian | 醋 | |
| Qimen | 醋 | |
| Wuyuan | 醋 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 醋 |
| Pingyao | 醋 | |
| Xinzhou | 醋 | |
| Hohhot | 醋 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 醋, 小酒 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 醋 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 醋 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 醋 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 醋 |
| Fuqing | 醋, 酸 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 醋 |
| Quanzhou | 醋 | |
| Kaohsiung | 醋 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 醋 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 醋 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 醋 | |
| Zhangping | 酸醋 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 醋, 酸醋 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 醋 | |
| Chaozhou | 醋 | |
| Shantou | 醋 | |
| Haifeng | 醋 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 醋 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 醋 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 醋 | |
| Wenchang | 醋 | |
| Haikou | 醋 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 醋 |
| Sanxiang | 醋 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 醋, 酸醋 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 醋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 醋, 米醋 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 酸醋 | |
| Suzhou | 醋, 酸醋 | |
| Wuxi | 醋, 酸醋 | |
| Danyang | 醋, 酸醋 | |
| Hangzhou | 醋, 米醋 | |
| Ningbo | 米醋 | |
| Wenzhou | 醋 | |
| Jinhua | 醋, 米醋 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 醋, 小酒 |
| Loudi | 小酒 | |
| Shuangfeng | 醋, 小酒 | |
| Quanzhou | 醋 | |
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 酒 |
| こ Grade: 1 | さけ > ざけ Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 酒 |
| こ Grade: 1 | さけ Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) + 酒 (sake, “alcohol, alcoholic beverage; sake”). Appears from the early 1800s, with apparent free variation in the unvoiced reading kosake and the voiced, rendaku reading kozake.[1]
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [ko̞sa̠ke̞]
- IPA(key): [ko̞za̠ke̞]
Noun
小酒 or 小酒 • (kosake or kozake)
- a small amount of alcohol
- a small drink of an alcoholic beverage
Proper noun
小酒 • (Kosake)
- a surname
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 酒 |
| こ Grade: 1 | さか > ざか Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 酒 |
| こ Grade: 1 | さか Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) + 酒 (saka, “alcohol, alcoholic beverage; sake”, the ancient compounding form).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [ko̞sa̠ka̠]
- IPA(key): [ko̞za̠ka̠]
Proper noun
小酒 or 小酒 • (Kosaka or Kozaka)
- a surname
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan