酠 (qiǎ) - A type of bitter or inferior wine & also refers to a specific type of fermented

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酠 · qiǎ

A type of bitter or inferior wine;

also refers to a specific type of fermented beverage in ancient China.

A type of bitter or inferior winealso refers to a specific type of fermented

Usage highlights

bitter wineinferior winesour wineancient winefermented beverage

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The merchant sold inferior wine (酠) at a high price.
  • Ancient texts mention this bitter drink (酠).
  • They avoided the sour-tasting beverage (酠).

Collocations

  • bitter wine(苦酠)
  • inferior wine(劣酠)
  • sour wine(酸酠)
  • ancient wine(古酠)
  • fermented beverage(发酵酠)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing types of alcoholic beverages.
  • Reflects the sophistication of ancient Chinese brewing and classification of drinks.
  • Often denotes lower quality or undesirable characteristics in wine.

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