小酒

小酒

1. quiet drink (of alcohol)

   他愛喝個小酒。／他爱喝个小酒。  ―  Tā ài hē ge xiǎojiǔ.  ―  He likes a quiet drink.

   • 臺大研究室中五座的優良教師獎，讓人彷彿還看得見謝煥儒認真教學的影子，平常謝煥儒最喜歡邀學生一同圍爐吃火鍋、喝點小酒、談天說地…。 [MSC, trad.]
     台大研究室中五座的优良教师奖，让人仿佛还看得见谢焕儒认真教学的影子，平常谢焕儒最喜欢邀学生一同围炉吃火锅、喝点小酒、谈天说地…。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2007, 國立臺灣大學植物病理與微生物學系, 《臺大一號館的小巨人——謝煥儒老師紀念文集》, page 185

     Táidà yánjiūshì zhōngwǔzuò de yōuliáng jiàoshī jiǎng, ràng rén fǎngfú hái kàndejiàn Xiè Huànrú rènzhēn jiàoxué de yǐngzi, píngcháng Xiè Huànrú zuì xǐhuān yāo xuéshēng yītóng wéilú chī huǒguō, hē diǎn xiǎojiǔ, tántiānshuōdì.... [Pinyin]

     The Excellent Teacher Awards from the Zhongwuzuo laboratories at National Taiwan University somewhat reveals Xie Huanru's dedication to teaching. Xie often invites students to eat hot pot, have a quiet drink, and chat about this and that...

   • 今日想喝個小酒來慶祝國泰民安，喝什麼好呢？ [MSC, trad.]
     今日想喝个小酒来庆祝国泰民安，喝什么好呢？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2010, 卓子瑛, 《精靈的足跡——游於藝》, page 109

     Jīnrì xiǎng hē ge xiǎojiǔ lái qìngzhù guótàimín'ān, hē shénme hǎo ne? [Pinyin]

     Today I want to have a quiet drink to celebrate the peace and prosperity of the country. What should I drink?

   • 閑暇時，約上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉魚〉中寫的那樣，共聚一堂，放下手機，放下包袱，喝幾杯小酒，說幾句真心話，或許你會突然發現，人生的美好，就在當下。 [MSC, trad.]
     闲暇时，约上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉鱼〉中写的那样，共聚一堂，放下手机，放下包袱，喝几杯小酒，说几句真心话，或许你会突然发现，人生的美好，就在当下。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2015, 何霄, 快樂的聚餐, in 呂珍玉 (chief editor), 《詩經中的生活》, page 284

     Xiánxiá shí, yuē shàng sān wǔ hǎoyǒu, xiàng ‘Xiǎoyǎ Nán Yǒu Jiāyú’ zhōng xiě de nàyàng, gòngjùyītáng, fàngxià shǒujī, fàngxià bāofú, hē jǐ bēi xiǎojiǔ, shuō jǐ jù zhēnxīnhuà, huòxǔ nǐ huì tūrán fāxiàn, rénshēng de měihǎo, jiù zài dāngxià. [Pinyin]

     In your free time, meet up with a few friends. As written in the Nan You Jiayu poem in the Xiaoya, get together, put down your mobile phone, lay down your baggage, have a quiet drink, and say a few words from the heart. Maybe you will suddenly find out that the beauty of life is the present moment.

2. (literary) light wine that is made in a short fermentation period
3. (regional) vinegar

• (vinegar):

Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 酒 (sake, “alcohol, alcoholic beverage; sake”). Appears from the early 1800s, with apparent free variation in the unvoiced reading kosake and the voiced, rendaku reading kozake.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ko̞sa̠ke̞]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞za̠ke̞]

小(こ)酒(さけ) or 小(こ)酒(ざけ) • (kosake or kozake) 

1. a small amount of alcohol
2. a small drink of an alcoholic beverage

小(こ)酒(さけ) • (Kosake) 

1. a surname

Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 酒 (saka, “alcohol, alcoholic beverage; sake”, the ancient compounding form).

• IPA^(key): [ko̞sa̠ka̠]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞za̠ka̠]

小(こ)酒(さか) or 小(こ)酒(ざか) • (Kosaka or Kozaka) 

1. a surname