飲勝
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Chinese[edit]
drink | victorious; able to do; competent enough to | ||
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trad. (飲勝) | 飲 | 勝 | |
simp. (饮胜) | 饮 | 胜 |
Etymology[edit]
From taboo of mentioning 乾/干 (gon1, “dry; depleted”) in 乾杯/干杯 (gon1 bui1, “cheers”).
The Hokkien pronunciation is borrowed from Cantonese.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
飲勝
- (Cantonese, Malaysia, Singapore) cheers!; bottoms up!
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: yam seng
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