金酒

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • 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

1. (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)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

金酒

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

Synonyms

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