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酒逢知己千杯少 (zau2 fung4 zi1 gei2 cin1 bui1 siu2) — A thousand cups of wine are not too many when drinking with close friends in Cantonese

zauˊ²酒fungˎ₄逢ziˉ¹知geiˊ²己cinˉ¹千buiˉ¹杯siuˊ²少
Mandarin Pinyin: jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3

Meaning of 酒逢知己千杯少

nounA thousand cups of wine are not too many when drinking with close friends

Example Sentences with 酒逢知己千杯少

zauˊ²酒fungˎ₄逢ziˉ¹知geiˊ²己cinˉ¹千buiˉ¹杯siu2!少！
When drinking with a soulmate, a thousand cups are too few!
tungˎ₄同louˏ₅老jauˏ₅友jam2,飲，zauˊ²酒fungˎ₄逢ziˉ¹知geiˊ²己cinˉ¹千buiˉ¹杯siu2.少。
Drinking with old friends, a thousand cups are too few.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我sangˉ¹生jat6,日，zauˊ²酒fungˎ₄逢ziˉ¹知geiˊ²己cinˉ¹千buiˉ¹杯siu2.少。
Today is my birthday, a thousand cups are too few.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我ziˉ¹知gei2,己，zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係zauˊ²酒fungˎ₄逢ziˉ¹知geiˊ²己cinˉ¹千buiˉ¹杯siu2.少。
He's my best friend, truly a thousand cups are too few.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋kingˉ¹傾dou˗₃到gai3,偈，zauˊ²酒fungˎ₄逢ziˉ¹知geiˊ²己cinˉ¹千buiˉ¹杯siu2.少。
We chatted so well, a thousand cups are too few.
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Characters in 酒逢知己千杯少

酒zau2
wine; spirits; liquor; alcoholic drinks (brewed or distilled)
逢fung4
meet; come across; encounter
知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
己gei2
the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems
千cin1
card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle
杯bui1
cup; glass; goblet; tumbler
少siu2
be missing; lose

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