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戒
酒
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Jyutping
gaai3 zau2
Pinyin
jiè jiǔ
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to give up drinking
to abstain from drinking
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to give up drinking; to refrain from drinking alcohol
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
你该戒烟戒酒了。
你該戒煙戒酒了。
nǐ gāi jiè yān jiè jiǔ le 。
You should give up smoking and drinking.
Mandarin
父亲戒酒了。
父親戒酒了。
fù qīn jiè jiǔ le 。
Father stopped drinking.
My father stopped drinking.
My father is on the wagon.
My father quit drinking.
My dad doesn't drink anymore.
Mandarin
我爸爸已经戒烟戒酒了。
我爸爸已經戒煙戒酒了。
wǒ bà ba yǐ jīng jiè yān jiè jiǔ le 。
My father has already given up smoking and drinking.
Mandarin
我父亲正在尝试戒酒。
我父親正在嘗試戒酒。
wǒ fù qīn zhèng zài cháng shì jiè jiǔ 。
My father tries to abstain from drinking.
Mandarin
我父亲试图戒酒。
我父親試圖戒酒。
wǒ fù qīn shì tú jiè jiǔ 。
My father tries to abstain from drinking.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
戒酒
戒酒
gaai3 zau2
to give up drinking
Cantonese
医生叫我戒酒,我唔信邪,日日照饮。
醫生叫我戒酒,我唔信邪,日日照飲。
ji1 sang1 giu3 ngo5 gaai3 zau2, ngo5 m4 seon3 ce2, jat6 jat6 ziu3 jam2.
My doctor told me to quit alcohol. Undaunted by the consequences, I keep drinking every day.