wine; liquor; legendary inventor of brewing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
legendary inventor of brewing; wine; liquor
literaryIn classical and literary contexts, '杜康' is a common metonym for wine, referencing its mythical inventor to add elegance and historical depth. Rare in everyday speech.
Hé何
yǐ以
jiě解
yōu忧
？
Wéi唯
yǒu有
dù杜
kāng康
。
What can dispel sorrow? Only wine.
Tā他
zài在
shī诗
zhōng中
yòng用
dù杜
kāng康
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
měi美
jiǔ酒
。
In his poem, he used 'Du Kang' to refer to fine wine.
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Dù杜
kāng康
shì是
wǒ我
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
niàng酿
jiǔ酒
bí鼻
zǔ祖
。
Du Kang is the legendary ancestor of brewing in ancient Chinese folklore.