杯中酒

Chinese

		drinkware; cup; glass	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	alcoholic drink
trad. (杯中酒)		杯	中	酒
simp. #(杯中酒)		杯	中	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēizhōngjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēizhōngjiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beijhongjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-chung¹-chiu³
    • Yale: bēi-jūng-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beijongjeou
    • Palladius: бэйчжунцзю (bɛjčžunczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

杯中酒

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 杯中酒 (bēizhōngjiǔ): drinks in cups or glasses

   • 誒，喝呀，要對得起下酒菜呀，哎，這瓶白酒快喝完了，咱們杯中酒，門前清好吧？ [MSC, trad.]
     诶，喝呀，要对得起下酒菜呀，哎，这瓶白酒快喝完了，咱们杯中酒，门前清好吧？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019, 孟繁森, 深圳小姐李小蓮, page 292

     Ēi, hē ya, yào duìdeqǐ xiàjiǔcài ya, āi, zhè píng báijiǔ kuài hē wán le, zánmen bēizhōngjiǔ, ménqián qīng hǎo ba? [Pinyin]

     Hey, keep drinking! We can't let the dishes that go with our drinks down. Ah, this bottle of baijiu is almost finished. Shall we clear up the drinks in our cups before leaving?

Phrase

杯中酒

1. An invitation to finish one's current drinks at the end of a meal, party, etc.