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I Don't Drink With Villains

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ID: 2676 Intermediate
Another drinking lesson and another great chance to learn some useful language to politely decline a drink and say that you would prefer to have tea instead. High use language for any social occasion.
Tue Apr 14 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
敬 jìng to toast (with a drink)
君子动口不动手 jūnzǐ dòngkǒu bù dòngshǒu a gentleman uses his mouth not his hands
倒 dào to pour
小人 xiǎorén vile character
来来，这杯我敬你。
lái lái ，zhè bēi wǒ jìng nǐ 。
Come come, I'll toast you.
君子动口不动手，你动口喝，别动手倒。
jūnzǐ dòngkǒu bú dòngshǒu ，nǐ dòng kǒu hē ，bié dòngshǒu dào 。
A gentleman fights with his mouth not with his hands, use your mouth to drink, don't use your hand to pour.
那我不做君子，我做小人，还是要敬你。
nà wǒ bú zuò jūnzǐ ，wǒ zuò xiǎorén ，háishì yào jìng nǐ 。
Then I'll not be a gentleman, I'll be a villain, but I'll still toast you.
哈哈！我不跟小人喝酒。
hāhā ！wǒ bù gēn xiǎorén hējiǔ 。
Haha! I don't drink with villain.
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