好酒沉甕底

See also: 好酒沉瓮底

Chinese

		good alcohol; fine liquor; to like drinking alcohol good alcohol; fine liquor; to like drinking alcohol; to be fond of alcohol	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	earthen jar; urn	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (好酒沉甕底)		好酒	沉	甕	底
simp. (好酒沉瓮底)		好酒	沉	瓮	底
Literally: “The best wine is at the bottom of the jug.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎojiǔ chén wèngdǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó-chiú tîm àng-té

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎojiǔ chén wèngdǐ [Phonetic: háojiǔchénwèngdǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎojiǒu chén wòngdǐ
  - Wade–Giles: hao³-chiu³ chʻên² wêng⁴-ti³
  - Yale: hǎu-jyǒu chén wèng-dǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haojeou chern wenqdii
  - Palladius: хаоцзю чэнь вэнди (xaoczju čɛnʹ vɛndi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ wəŋ⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-chiú tîm àng-té
  - Tâi-lô: hó-tsiú tîm àng-té
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoyciuo diim arngdea
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tim²³⁻³³ aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ te⁴¹/

Proverb

好酒沉甕底

The best is saved for last; It ain't over until the fat lady sings.

See also

好戲還在後頭／好戏还在后头 (hǎoxì hái zài hòutou)

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