zuk6 zau2濁酒浊酒
Jyutpingzuk6 zau2
Yalejuhk jáu
Definition
Unfiltered sake; cloudy sake before the rice dregs are filtered out.
colloquialdrink
How it's used
Refers specifically to the cloudy, unfiltered Japanese rice wine that retains rice sediment. While the term exists in literary Chinese to describe any murky alcohol, in modern Hong Kong dining contexts, it is almost exclusively used to identify the Japanese style of sake known as nigori.
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zi1支jīExamples
This bottle of nigori tastes as smooth as milk.
Do you like drinking nigori?
Related words
Common phrases
drink nigori
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with generic cloudy drinks or murky water, as the term is highly specific to the Japanese sake category in a restaurant or bar setting.
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