酒令

jiǔlìng

noun #55,165

Meanings

1 drinking game
2 rules of a drinking game

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Examples

我们边喝边行酒令。

Wǒmen biān hē biān xíng jiǔlìng.

We played drinking games while we drank.

他酒令输了，罚一杯。

Tā jiǔlìng shū le, fá yì bēi.

He lost the drinking game and had to down a cup.

Tips

culture

Classical 酒令 date back at least to the Tang and ranged from dice and finger-guessing (划拳) to literary games where players capped poetry lines. Modern banquet versions keep the dice and 划拳.

Stroke Order

酒 jiǔ

令 lìng