把酒

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	alcoholic drink
simp. and trad. (把酒)		把	酒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎjiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² zau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎjiǔ [Phonetic: bájiǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baajeou
  - IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa² zau²
  - Yale: bá jáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa² dzau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba² zeo²
  - IPA ^(key): /päː³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

把酒

(literary) to hold the alcohol (vessel)
(metonymically) to drink alcohol
(metonymically) to toast; to pour alcohol for somebody

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