hei3 zau2汽酒
Jyutpinghei3 zau2
Yalehei jáu
Definition
Sparkling wine; wine containing carbon dioxide that fizzes like soda.
colloquialdrink
How it's used
While technically accurate, most people in Hong Kong simply use the English loanword 香檳 to refer to almost any type of sparkling wine, regardless of whether it is actually from the Champagne region of France. Using 汽酒 sounds slightly more formal or descriptive, often appearing on restaurant menus or wine lists rather than in casual conversation.
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zi1支jīExamples
Let's open a bottle of sparkling wine to celebrate tonight.
Do you like drinking sparkling wine?
Related words
Common phrases
open a bottle of sparkling wine
chilled sparkling wine
Common mistake
Avoid using 汽酒 to refer to beer, even though beer is carbonated. Use 啤酒 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
