小酌怡情

Chinese

		to drink alcohol a little; a small get-together for drinking the alcoholic beverage	to lighten one's heart; to cultivate the mind
trad. (小酌怡情)		小酌	怡情
simp. ^#(小酌怡情)		小酌	怡情

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎozhuóyíqíng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² zoek³ ji⁴ cing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎozhuóyíqíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojhuóyícíng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-cho²-i²-chʻing²
  - Yale: syǎu-jwó-yí-chíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujwoyichyng
  - Palladius: сяочжоицин (sjaočžoicin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ i³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² zoek³ ji⁴ cing⁴
  - Yale: síu jeuk yìh chìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dzoek⁸ ji⁴ tsing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² zêg³ yi⁴ qing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sœːk̚³ jiː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

小酌怡情

drinking a small amount of alcohol keeps the mood light

Usage notes

Often followed or preceded by 大酌傷身 / 大飲傷身 / 大醉傷身, “drinking an excessive amount of alcohol harms the body”.

Derived terms

小作怡情 (xiǎozuōyíqíng)

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