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雞尾酒

雞尾酒

See also: 鸡尾酒

Chinese

		cocktail	wine; liquor; spirits
trad. (雞尾酒)		雞尾	酒
simp. (鸡尾酒)		鸡尾	酒

Noun

雞尾酒

cocktail

Etymology

Calque of English cocktail + 酒 (jiǔ, “alcohol”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīwěijiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ mei⁵ zau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīwěijiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiwoeijeou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ mei⁵ zau²
  - Yale: gāi méih jáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ mei⁵ dzau²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ mei̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/