琴酒

Chinese

		qin; general name for certain instruments	alcoholic drink
trad. (琴酒)		琴	酒
simp. ^#(琴酒)		琴	酒

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English gin + 酒 (“liquor; alcohol”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qínjiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qínjiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cínjiǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin²-chiu³
  - Yale: chín-jyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynjeou
  - Palladius: циньцзю (cinʹczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

琴酒

(Taiwan) gin (colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor)

Synonyms

杜松子酒 (dùsōngzǐjiǔ)
氈酒／毡酒 (zhānjiǔ) (chiefly Cantonese)
金酒 (jīnjiǔ) (chiefly mainland China)

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