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Character Decomposition
酒=氵+酉
Etymology
A jar 酉 of wine 氵; 酉 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
wine (esp. rice wine)
liquor
spirits
alcoholic beverage
CL:杯 bēi,瓶 píng,罐 guàn,桶 tǒng,缸 gāng
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Idioms with 酒 113 total Chain
a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction杯酒解怨bēi jiǔ jiě yuànto dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups · cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces杯酒释兵权bēi jiǔ shì bīng quána few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)杯酒言欢bēi jiǔ yán huānto wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women · an incorrigible drunkard and lecher沉湎酒色chén miǎn jiǔ sè