酒 逢 知 己 千 杯 少

jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎodictionary entry

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

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Original source entry:

酒逢知己千杯少 酒逢知己千杯少 [jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3] /a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)/when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down/

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酒
jiǔ
wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
逢
féng
to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon
知
zhī
to know / to be aware
己
jǐ
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa
千
qiān
thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]
杯
bēi
cup / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
少
shǎo
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
shào
young

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