金酒

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Chinese

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

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Etymology 1

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Phono-semantic matching of English gin + (“liquor; alcohol”).

Noun

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金酒

  1. (chiefly Mainland China) gin (colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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金酒

  1. (archaic) a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death
  2. (archaic) a kind of fine liquor
Synonyms
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  • (a kind of liquor used by emperors to poison ministers to death): 金屑酒 (jīnxièjiǔ)