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Chinese Baijiu and the Best of the Worst

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ID: 1602 Intermediate
When the guys get together for dinner, you know there's going to be some drinking. And if they're at all traditional, it's not beer they're drinking. It's baijiu, the Chinese rice wine that strikes fear into the hearts of foreigners everywhere. In this lesson, learn the names for the finest and the most famous of Chinese baijiu.
Dilu,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
瓶 píng bottle
茅台 Máotái Maotai
咱 zán we, us
味道 wèidao flavor, smell
服务员再来瓶茅台
fúwùyuán 服务员zài 再lái 来píng 瓶Máotái 茅台
Server, another bottle of Maotai!
好
hǎo 好
OK!
不不不等会儿二毛咱来瓶别的酒
bù bù bù 不不不děng huǐr 等会儿Èrmáo 二毛zán 咱lái 来píng 瓶bié de 别的jiǔ 酒
No, no, no. Wait a minute. Ermao, let's get a bottle of something else.
别的酒茅台的味道不好吗
bié de 别的jiǔ 酒Máotái 茅台de 的wèidao 味道bù 不hǎo 好ma 吗
Something else? Maotai doesn't taste good?
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