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Definition
Japanese sake; Japanese rice wine.
colloquialdrink
How it's used
Refers specifically to the brewed rice beverage from Japan, distinct from the distilled spirit known as shochu. While the word sake is understood in English, using the full term helps avoid confusion with the generic term for alcohol in Japanese. It is typically served in small ceramic cups called ochoko.
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zi1支jīExamples
Do you like drinking sake?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Japanese word sake, which simply means alcohol in general; in Cantonese, always use the full term to specify the rice wine.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
