zau2 bui1酒杯
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Definition
A cup or glass used for drinking alcoholic beverages.
colloquialdrinkfood
How it's used
While this term covers any vessel for alcohol, it is most frequently associated with stemware or glass containers for wine and spirits. In casual settings, people often use more specific terms like 啤酒杯 for beer mugs or 紅酒杯 for wine glasses to avoid ambiguity. It is rarely used for traditional small Chinese liquor cups, which are more commonly referred to as 酒盅.
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Bring out another wine glass.
This wine glass is washed very clean.
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