wai1 si6 gei2威士忌
Jyutpingwai1 si6 gei2
Yalewāi sih géi
Definition
Whisky; an amber-colored hard liquor distilled from grains such as barley or wheat.
colloquialdrink
How it's used
Locals often shorten this to just 威 when ordering at a bar or discussing preferences with friends. It is common to specify how you want it served, such as 加冰 for on the rocks or 加水 for with a splash of water.
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zi1支jīExamples
Do you like drinking whisky neat or on the rocks?
Let's open a bottle of whisky to celebrate tonight.
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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.
