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酒鬼 (zau2 gwai2) — a clear distilled liquor made from spring water, sorghum, glutinous rice, and wheat. It is produced by the Hunan Jiugui Liquor Co., Ltd., in the town of Zhenwu, in Jishou county-level city, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the western part of the Hunan province, and ranges from 38% to 54% alcohol by volume. (source: Wikipedia) in Cantonese

zauˊ²酒gwaiˊ²鬼
Mandarin Pinyin: jiu3 gui3

Meaning of 酒鬼

nouna clear distilled liquor made from spring water, sorghum, glutinous rice, and wheat. It is produced by the Hunan Jiugui Liquor Co., Ltd., in the town of Zhenwu, in Jishou county-level city, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the western part of the Hunan province, and ranges from 38% to 54% alcohol by volume. (source: Wikipedia)
noundrunkard, a sot
noun(noun) 1. Drunky; 2. Alcoholic

Example Sentences with 酒鬼

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係zauˊ²酒gwaiˊ²鬼
He's a heavy drinker.
go˗₃個zauˊ²酒gwaiˊ²鬼soengˊ²想jamˊ²飲
The drunkard wants to drink.
maiˉ¹咪zouˍ₆做zauˊ²酒gwaiˊ²鬼
Don't be a drunkard.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係zauˊ²酒gwaiˊ²鬼
You're not a drunkard.
go˗₃個zauˊ²酒gwaiˊ²鬼jauˍ₆又laiˎ₄嚟
That drunkard is here again.
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Characters in 酒鬼

酒zau2
wine; spirits; liquor; alcoholic drinks (brewed or distilled)
鬼gwai2
terrible; horrible; damnable

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