把酒

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	alcoholic drink
trad. (把酒)		把	酒
simp. #(把酒)		把	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎjiǔ [Phonetic: bájiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pa³-chiu³
    • Yale: bǎ-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baajeou
    • Palladius: бацзю (baczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa² zau²
    • Yale: bá jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

把酒

1. (literary) to hold the alcohol (vessel); to raise the wine cup
2. (metonymically) to drink alcohol
3. (metonymically) to toast; to pour alcohol for somebody