酒鬼
jiǔ guǐ
Pinyin

Definition

酒鬼
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jiǔ guǐ
  1. drunkard

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 CL:家[jiā]
酒店
jiǔ diàn
  1. 1 wine shop
  2. 2 pub (public house)
  3. 3 hotel
  4. 4 restaurant
  5. 5 (Tw) hostess club
鬼
guǐ
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 demon
  3. 3 terrible
  4. 4 damnable
  5. 5 clever
  6. 6 sly
  7. 7 crafty
  8. 8 (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)
  9. 9 one of the 28 constellations
魔鬼
mó guǐ
  1. 1 devil
吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
  1. 1 leech
  2. 2 bloodsucking vermin
  3. 3 vampire (translated European notion)
  4. 4 fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
啤酒
pí jiǔ
  1. 1 beer (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
  1. 1 wedding feast
  2. 2 liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喝酒
hē jiǔ
  1. 1 to drink (alcohol)
小鬼
xiǎo guǐ
  1. 1 little demon (term of endearment for a child)
  2. 2 mischievous child
  3. 3 imp
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking
敬酒
jìng jiǔ
  1. 1 to toast
  2. 2 to propose a toast
料酒
liào jiǔ
  1. 1 cooking wine
清酒
qīng jiǔ
  1. 1 sake (Japanese rice wine)
烟酒
yān jiǔ
  1. 1 tobacco and alcohol
白酒
bái jiǔ
  1. 1 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
美酒
měi jiǔ
  1. 1 good wine
  2. 2 fine liquor
胆小鬼
dǎn xiǎo guǐ
  1. 1 coward
茅台酒
máo tái jiǔ
  1. 1 maotai (a Chinese liquor)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng]

Idioms (20)

五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
  1. 1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
  1. 1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
心中有鬼
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
  1. 1 to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
把酒言欢
bǎ jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
杯酒言欢
bēi jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams

Sample Sentences

中国有很多有名的“酒鬼”呢。“竹林七贤”里的刘伶就是有名的“酒鬼”啊！
Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō yǒumíng de “jiǔguǐ ”ne 。“zhúlínqīxián ”lǐ de Liú Líng jiùshì yǒumíng de “jiǔguǐ ”a ！
China has a lot of famous “alcoholics”. Liu Ling, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove is a famous “alcoholic”.
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酒鬼”不是爱喝酒，是酗酒吧。这是两回事。
jiǔguǐ ”bùshì ài hējiǔ ，shì xùjiǔ ba 。zhè shì liǎnghuíshì 。
“Alcoholic” isn't a love of alcohol; it's drinking to excess. These are two different things.
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可是“酒鬼”在英文里是贬义词，像是骂人的话。怎么会有人买呢！
kěshì “jiǔguǐ ”zài Yīngwén lǐ shì biǎnyìcí ，xiàng shì màrén de huà 。zénme huì yǒurén mǎi ne ！
But “alcoholic” in English is a derogatory term. It's like cursing someone. How can people buy it!
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这个酒怎么叫“酒鬼”啊？
zhè ge jiǔ zěnme jiào “jiǔguǐ ”a ？
How can this alcohol say it's “Alcohol for Alcoholics”?
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人生馥郁香，酒鬼酒。
rénshēng fùyù xiāng ，jiǔguǐ jiǔ 。
Ad: The fragrance of life, Alcohol for Alcoholics.
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他是魏晋时的名人，成天喝得醉醺醺的，是正宗的酒鬼。
tā shì Wèijìn shí de míngrén ，chéngtiān hē de zuìxūnxūn de ，shì zhèngzōng de jiǔguǐ 。
He's a famous person from the Wei-Jin Period who was drunk all day long. He's a traditional alcoholic.
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酒鬼
jiǔguǐ
alcoholic
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哇塞，太像开瓶器了！这个建筑师不会是个酒鬼吧？这么另类的创意也想得出来！
wāsāi ，tài xiàng kāipíngqì le ！zhè ge jiànzhùshī bùhuì shì ge jiǔguǐ ba ？zhème lìnglèi de chuàngyì yě xiǎng de chūlai ！
Holy cow! It looks so much like a bottle opener. Was the architect a drunk or something? What a different and creative approach!
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你这个酒鬼，先把肚子填饱再说，酒慢慢来嘛。
nǐ zhè ge jiǔguǐ ，xiān bǎ dùzi tián bǎo zài shuō ，jiǔ màn mān lái ma 。
You boozer, first stuff your stomach with some food, and then we'll talk about it. Take your time with the alcohol.
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