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

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• 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

1. (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)