baak6 laan1 dei2白蘭地白兰地
Jyutpingbaak6 laan1 dei2
Yalebaahk lāan déi
Definition
Brandy; a spirit distilled from wine with an alcohol content of around fifty to sixty percent.
colloquialdrink
How it's used
Borrowed directly from English, this term is used exclusively in contexts involving spirits or high-end drinking. It is often associated with older generations or formal social settings rather than casual beer drinking at a local restaurant.
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bui1杯būiExamples
He drank a lot of brandy tonight.
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Grammar guides
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