小酌怡情

Chinese

		to drink alcohol a little; a small get-together for drinking the alcoholic beverage	to lighten one's heart; to cultivate the mind
trad. (小酌怡情)		小酌	怡情
simp. #(小酌怡情)		小酌	怡情

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎozhuóyíqíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² zoek³ ji⁴ cing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎozhuóyíqíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojhuóyícíng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-cho²-i²-chʻing²
    • Yale: syǎu-jwó-yí-chíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujwoyichyng
    • Palladius: сяочжоицин (sjaočžoicin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ i³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² zoek³ ji⁴ cing⁴
    • Yale: síu jeuk yìh chìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dzoek⁸ ji⁴ tsing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² zêg³ yi⁴ qing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sœːk̚³ jiː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

小酌怡情

1. drinking a small amount of alcohol keeps the mood light

Usage notes

Often followed or preceded by 大酌傷身 / 大飲傷身 / 大醉傷身, “drinking an excessive amount of alcohol harms the body”.

Derived terms

• 小作怡情 (xiǎozuōyíqíng)