wēishìjì

威士忌

Word · Noun

whisky; whiskey

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

whisky; whiskey (a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash, typically barley, rye, or corn)

A loanword from English 'whisky/whiskey'. In Chinese, it typically refers to Western-style distilled spirits, distinct from local spirits like baijiu.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
wǎn晚
cān餐
hòu后
hē喝
yī一
bēi杯
wēi威
shì士
jì忌
 。

He enjoys having a glass of whiskey after dinner.

Sū苏
gé格
lán兰
wēi威
shì士
jì忌
zài在
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

Scottish whisky is very famous around the world.

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Qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
yī一
bēi杯
wēi威
shì士
jì忌
jiā加
bīng冰
 ,
xiè谢
xie谢
 。

Please give me a whiskey on the rocks, thank you.