好 酒 沉 瓮 底

hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐdictionary entry

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last

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Original source entry:

好酒沉甕底 好酒沉瓮底 [hao3 jiu3 chen2 weng4 di3] /lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)/fig. the best is saved for last/

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好
hǎo
good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello
hào
to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to
酒
jiǔ
wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
沉
chén
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
瓮
wèng
earthen jar / urn / pottery container for water, wine etc
Wèng
surname Weng
底
de
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
dǐ
bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[dǐ shù])

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