金酒
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Chinese[edit]
metal; gold; money | alcoholic drink | ||
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trad. (金酒) | 金 | 酒 | |
simp. #(金酒) | 金 | 酒 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Phono-semantic matching of English gin + 酒 (“liquor; alcohol”).
Noun[edit]
金酒
- (chiefly Mainland China) gin (colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
金酒
- (archaic) a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death
- (archaic) a kind of fine liquor
Synonyms[edit]
- (a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death): 金屑酒 (jīnxièjiǔ)