zau2 loeng6酒量
Jyutpingzau2 loeng6
Yalejáu leuhng
Definition
Alcohol tolerance; the capacity of one's body to handle alcohol.
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How it's used
Focus on the physical capacity to process alcohol rather than the mere act of drinking. It is frequently paired with adjectives like 好 or 差 to describe one's limit. When someone is described as having a good capacity, it implies they can consume significant amounts without showing signs of intoxication.
Examples
How is your alcohol tolerance? Can you drink?
His alcohol tolerance is very low; he gets drunk after just a little bit.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the act of drinking itself. While one might say 飲酒 to mean drinking alcohol, 酒量 specifically refers to the biological threshold or tolerance level.
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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.
