汾酒

Fénjiǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Fenjiu (famous Chinese sorghum-based liquor from Shanxi)

Characters

Fen (river in Shanxi)

Examples

HSK 4

汾酒是中国十大名酒之一。

Fénjiǔ shì Zhōngguó shí dà míngjiǔ zhīyī.

Fenjiu is one of China's ten great famous liquors.

HSK 5

汾酒产自山西省杏花村。

Fénjiǔ chǎn zì Shānxīshěng Xìnghuācūn.

Fenjiu is produced in Xinghua Village, Shanxi Province.

Tips

history

Named after the 汾河 (Fen River) in Shanxi, 汾酒 is the archetypal 'light-aroma' 清香型 baijiu with over 1,500 years of production history. Tang poet Du Mu's line 借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村 is traditionally tied to Fenjiu's home village of 杏花村.

In Pop Culture

杏花村 Xìnghuācūn

Xinghua Village

Fenjiu's home base in Shanxi, namechecked in Du Mu's Tang poem Qingming (清明)

Stroke Order

汾 fén

酒 jiǔ