酒桶 (jiǔtǒng): wine barrel; cask

Measure Word

一个酒桶 gè

酒窖里摆满了橡木酒桶。

Jiǔjiào lǐ bǎi mǎn le xiàngmù jiǔtǒng.

The wine cellar was filled with oak barrels.

他喝酒如饮水，活像个酒桶。

Tā hējiǔ rú yǐnshuǐ, huóxiàng gè jiǔtǒng.

He drinks alcohol like water — just like a barrel.

usage

酒桶 is also used colloquially as a humorous metaphor for a heavy drinker, similar to calling someone a barrel.

酒 jiǔ

桶 tǒng