雄黄酒
xióng huáng jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

雄黄酒
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xióng huáng jiǔ
  1. realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duān wǔ jié])

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

英雄
yīng xióng
  1. 1 hero
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 CL:家[jiā]
酒店
jiǔ diàn
  1. 1 wine shop
  2. 2 pub (public house)
  3. 3 hotel
  4. 4 restaurant
  5. 5 (Tw) hostess club
下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
啤酒
pí jiǔ
  1. 1 beer (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
  1. 1 wedding feast
  2. 2 liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喝酒
hē jiǔ
  1. 1 to drink (alcohol)
奸雄
jiān xióng
  1. 1 person who seeks advancement by any means
  2. 2 career climber
  3. 3 unscrupulous careerist
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking
敬酒
jìng jiǔ
  1. 1 to toast
  2. 2 to propose a toast
料酒
liào jiǔ
  1. 1 cooking wine
枭雄
xiāo xióng
  1. 1 ambitious and ruthless character
  2. 2 formidable person
烟酒
yān jiǔ
  1. 1 tobacco and alcohol
白酒
bái jiǔ
  1. 1 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
美酒
měi jiǔ
  1. 1 good wine
  2. 2 fine liquor
群雄
qún xióng
  1. 1 outstanding heroes
  2. 2 warlords vying for supremacy (in former times)
  3. 3 stars (of sports or pop music)
葡萄酒
pú tao jiǔ
  1. 1 (grape) wine
解酒
jiě jiǔ
  1. 1 to dissipate the effects of alcohol
酒味
jiǔ wèi
  1. 1 smell of alcohol
  2. 2 flavoring of rum or other liquor in food
  3. 3 aroma or nose (of wine)

Idioms (20)

事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
把酒言欢
bǎ jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
杯酒言欢
bēi jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
  1. 1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
群雄逐鹿
qún xióng zhú lù
  1. 1 great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy
旧瓶装新酒
jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ
  1. 1 lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
  2. 2 (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
花天酒地
huā tiān jiǔ dì
  1. 1 to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures
  2. 2 life of debauchery

Sample Sentences

传说是这样的，但我估计这个说法也没有经过考证。除了吃粽子之外，还有一些地方为了祛除病疫，还有喝雄黄酒，吃草药煮鸡蛋的习惯。
chuánshuō shì zhèyàng de ，dàn wǒ gūjì zhè ge shuōfa yěméiyǒu jīngguò kǎozhèng 。chúle chī zòngzi zhīwài ，hái yǒuyīxiē dìfang wèile qūchú bìngyì ，háiyǒu hē xiónghuángjiǔ ，chī cǎoyào zhǔ jīdàn de xíguàn 。
That's the legend, but I think this tale has not been proven. As well as eating zongzi, there are also some places where people drink realgar wine or eat eggs boiled in medicinal herbs to ward off epidemics.
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为了报仇，法海找到许仙，告诉他白素贞是蛇妖。许仙死活不信自己温柔漂亮的老婆会是蛇妖。于是法海出了个主意，端午节家家都要喝雄黄酒，到时候让白素贞喝一些，一切就都明白了。
wèile bàochóu ，Fǎ Hǎi zhǎodào Xǔ Xiān ，gàosu tā Bái Sùzhēn shì shéyāo 。Xǔ Xiān sǐhuó bùxìn zìjǐ wēnróu piàoliang de lǎopó huì shì shéyāo 。yúshì Fǎ Hǎi chū le gè zhǔyi ，Duānwǔjié jiājiā dōuyào hē xiónghuángjiǔ ，dào shíhou ràng Bái Sùzhēn hē yīxiē ，yīqiè jiù dōu míngbai le 。
In order to take his revenge, Fa Hai found Xu Xian and told him that Bai Suzhen was a snake spirit. Xu Xian simply couldn't believe that his beautiful wife was a snake spirit. So Fa Hai came up with an idea. During Dragon Boat Festival, everyone would be drinking yellow wine. At that time he would make Bai Suzhen drink some, and everything would be clear.
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