fruit wine; colored wine
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fruit wine made from grapes or other fruits; colored wine with low alcohol content
dialectCommonly used in dialectal speech to distinguish colored, low-alcohol fruit wines from white spirits (白酒). The term emphasizes the visual color of the beverage.
Wǒ我
men们
lǎo老
jiā家
guò过
nián年
dōu都
xǐ喜
huan欢
hē喝
shǎi色
jiǔ酒
，
bù不
zěn怎
me么
hē喝
bái白
jiǔ酒
。
In our hometown, people prefer drinking fruit wine during the New Year rather than white spirits.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shǎi色
jiǔ酒
shì是
yòng用
pú葡
tao萄
niàng酿
de的
，
wèi味
dào道
hěn很
tián甜
，
jiǔ酒
jīng精
dù度
yě也
bù不
gāo高
。
This fruit wine is made from grapes; it tastes sweet and has a low alcohol content.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
shuō说
nǚ女
hái孩
zi子
duō多
hē喝
shǎi色
jiǔ酒
duì对
shēn身
tǐ体
hǎo好
，
bǐ比
hē喝
liè烈
jiǔ酒
qiáng强
。
Grandma says it's better for girls to drink more fruit wine rather than hard liquor.