wine shop; restaurant (in names)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tavern; wine shop; restaurant (often used in restaurant names)
neutralHistorically referred to a place selling wine or an inn. In modern usage, it often appears in the names of restaurants, especially traditional or Cantonese-style ones (e.g., 广州酒家).
Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
shàng上
xīn新
kāi开
le了
yī一
jiā家
lǎo老
Běi北
jīng京
jiǔ酒
jiā家
。
A new 'Old Beijing Restaurant' opened on this street.
Guǎng广
zhōu州
jiǔ酒
jiā家
de的
diǎn点
xīn心
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
。
The dim sum at Guangzhou Restaurant is very famous.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
jiǔ酒
jiā家
bù不
jǐn仅
shì是
hē喝
jiǔ酒
de的
dì地
fang方
，
yě也
tí提
gōng供
zhù住
sù宿
。
In ancient times, a tavern was not only a place to drink but also offered lodging.