kāng

name
literary

Meaning of 杜康

杜康 means legendary inventor of brewing; wine; liquor. Pronounced dù kāng.

  • legendary inventor of brewing; wine; liquor

Definitions & Examples

jiě
yōu
 
Wéi
yǒu
kāng
 

What can dispel sorrow? Only wine.

zài
shī
zhōng
yòng
kāng
lái
zhǐ
dài
měi
jiǔ
 

In his poem, he used 'Du Kang' to refer to fine wine.

kāng
shì
guó
dài
chuán
shuō
zhōng
de
niàng
jiǔ
 

Du Kang is the legendary ancestor of brewing in ancient Chinese folklore.