金酒

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	alcoholic drink
trad. (金酒)		金	酒
simp. ^#(金酒)		金	酒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnjiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ zau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinjiǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-chiu³
  - Yale: jīn-jyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjeou
  - Palladius: цзиньцзю (czinʹczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ zau²
  - Yale: gām jáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ dzau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ zeo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

金酒

(chiefly Mainland China) gin (colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor)

Synonyms

杜松子酒 (dùsōngzǐjiǔ)
氈酒／毡酒 (zhānjiǔ) (chiefly Cantonese)
琴酒 (qínjiǔ) (Taiwan)

Noun

金酒

(archaic) a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death
(archaic) a kind of fine liquor

Synonyms

(a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death): 金屑酒 (jīnxièjiǔ)

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