醒酒

Chinese

		to wake up; to awaken; to be awake	alcoholic drink
trad. (醒酒)		醒	酒
simp. #(醒酒)		醒	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐngjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing² zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐngjiǔ [Phonetic: xíngjiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐngjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsing³-chiu³
    • Yale: syǐng-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiingjeou
    • Palladius: синцзю (sinczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing² zau²
    • Yale: síng jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing² dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing² zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: seng|sengX|sengH tsjuwX

Rime
Character	醒	醒	醒	酒
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	心 (16)	心 (16)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	青 (125)	青 (125)	青 (125)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	IV	IV	III
Fanqie	桑經切	蘇挺切	蘇佞切	子酉切
Baxter	seng	sengX	sengH	tsjuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/seŋ/	/seŋX/	/seŋH/	/t͡sɨuX/
Pan Wuyun	/seŋ/	/seŋX/	/seŋH/	/t͡siuX/
Shao Rongfen	/sɛŋ/	/sɛŋX/	/sɛŋH/	/t͡siəuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛjŋ/	/sɛjŋX/	/sɛjŋH/	/t͡suwX/
Li Rong	/seŋ/	/seŋX/	/seŋH/	/t͡siuX/
Wang Li	/sieŋ/	/sieŋX/	/sieŋH/	/t͡sĭəuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/sieŋ/	/sieŋX/	/sieŋH/	/t͡si̯ə̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xīng	xǐng	xìng	jiǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sing1	sing2	sing3	zau2

Verb

醒酒

1. to sober up; to become sober

   • 上就悰求諸飲食方，悰秘不肯出，上醉後體不快，悰乃獻醒酒鯖鮓一方而已。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     上就悰求诸饮食方，悰秘不肯出，上醉后体不快，悰乃献醒酒鲭鲊一方而已。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Southern Qi, by Xiao Zixian, 6^th century CE

     Shàng jiù Cóng qiú zhū yǐnshí fāng, Cóng mì bùkěn chū, shàng zuì hòu tǐ bùkuài, Cóng nǎi xiàn xǐngjiǔ qīng zhǎ yī fāng éryǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 退酒