蛇酒
Chinese
snake; serpent | alcoholic drink | ||
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simp. and trad. (蛇酒) | 蛇 | 酒 |
Pronunciation
Noun
蛇酒
- snake wine, an alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol
- 花蛇酒治諸風。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Compendium of Materia Medica [Bencao Gangmu], by Li Shizhen, 1578 CE
- Huā shéjiǔ zhì zhū fēng. [Pinyin]
- Flower snake wine cures all types of winds.
花蛇酒治诸风。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (蛇酒):
- → Vietnamese: rượu rắn (蛇酒)
Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | |
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蛇 | 酒 |
Grade: S | Grade: 3 |
Calque of Chinese 蛇酒.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [he̞bʲiɕɨᵝ]
- IPA(key): [he̞bʲiza̠ke̞]
Noun
蛇酒 or 蛇酒 • (hebishu or hebizake)
- snake wine