醨 (lí) - Unstrained wine & thin wine

醨Tone 2

lí ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

俊梁

醨 · lí

Unstrained wine;

thin wine;

weak alcoholic beverage.

Unstrained winethin wineweak alcoholic beverage.

Usage highlights

Unstrained wineDrink thin wineThin and weak wineInferior liquorDregs of wine

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 醇酒— mellow wine; strong, good-quality wine

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He drank unstrained wine (饮醨).
  • The wine was thin and weak (薄醨).
  • This is an inferior, unfiltered liquor (劣醨).

Collocations

  • Unstrained wine(醨酒)
  • Drink thin wine(饮醨)
  • Thin and weak wine(薄醨)
  • Inferior liquor(劣醨)
  • Dregs of wine(糟醨)

Idioms

  • To follow the crowd and drift with the current(随波逐流，与世浮沉)
  • To drink unstrained wine and eat simple food(啜醨哺糟)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, '醨' referred to wine that had not been strained of its dregs, considered inferior.
  • It is used metaphorically in classical texts to represent vulgar or common tastes, as opposed to refined ones.
  • The character appears in literary contexts discussing conformity versus integrity.

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