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酒: wine

By November 14, 2013December 2nd, 2016Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

酒 jǐu

noun
: wine; alcoholic beverage

Kun Reading

さけ sake

noun
: alcohol; sake

osake おさけ

polite language
: alcohol; sake

ささ sasa

noun
: alcohol; sake

On Reading

しゅ shu

 Usage:

酒店 jiu3dian4: wine shop; pub; hotel; restaurant
[さかだなsakadana: liquor store OR さけてん saketen]
酒家 jiu3jia1: restaurant [しゅか shuka: wine shop; pub; heavy drinker]
酒吧 jiu3ba1: bar; pub; saloon
酒鬼 jiu3gui3: alcoholic; drunkard
酒意 jiu3yi4: tipsy feeling
酒量 jiu3 liang4: capacity for liquor; how much one can drink
[しゅりょう shuryou: one’s drinking capacity]
酒窩 jiu3wo1: dimples
啤酒 pi2jiu3: beer [ビール biiru]
喜酒 x3jiu3: wedding feast
清酒 qing1 jiu3: sake (Japanese rice wine) [せいしゅ seishu: refined sake]

Japanese common word
酉年 | とりどし toridoshi: year of the rooster
酒場 | さかば sakaba: bar
酒屋 | さかや sakaya: liquor store; sake dealer

Chinese idiom
酒色財氣[酒色财气] jiu3 se4 cai2 qi4
: alcohol, sex, avarice and temper: four cardinal vices
借酒澆[浇]愁 jie4 jiu3 jiao1 chou2
: to drown one’s sorrows (in alcohol)
今朝有酒今朝醉 jin1 zhao1 you3 jiu3 jin1 zhao1 zui4
: to live in the moment: to live every day as if it were one’s last; to enjoy while one can

 Etymology:


会意 Associative Compound.
A jar (you3: wine vessel) of wine
(shui3: water radical 85)



形声-R Pictophonetic-Reclarified.
(shui3: water) reclarifies the meaning while
(you3: wine vessel) provides both meaning and sound.

 Music:

Small Dimples 小酒窩 – JJ Lin 林俊杰 + Charlene Choi 蔡卓妍

我还在寻找
一个依靠和一个拥抱
谁替我祈祷替我烦恼
为我生气为我闹
幸福开始有预兆
缘分让我们慢慢紧靠
然后孤单被吞没了
无聊变得有话聊有变化了

<合>小酒窝长睫毛
是你最美的记号
我每天睡不着想念你的微笑
你不知道你对我多么重要
有了你生命完整的刚好
小酒窝长睫毛
迷人得无可救药
我放慢了步调
感觉像是喝醉了
终于找到心有灵犀的美好
一辈子暖暖的好
我永远爱你到老
☆…
幸福开始有预兆
缘分让我们慢慢紧靠
然后孤单被吞没了
无聊变得有话聊有变化了

<合>小酒窝长睫毛是你最美的记号
我每天睡不着想念你的微笑
你不知道你对我多么重要
有了你生命完整的刚好
小酒窝长睫毛
迷人得无可救药
我放慢了步调
感觉像是喝醉了
终于找到心有灵犀的美好
一辈子暖暖的好我永远爱你到老
小酒窝长睫毛
迷人得无可救药
我放慢了步调
感觉像是喝醉了
终于找到心有灵犀的美好
一辈子暖暖的好
我永远爱你到老

credit: JJ Lin 林俊杰 + Charlene Choi 蔡卓妍

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary