朗姆酒

lǎngmǔjiǔ

noun

Measure Word

一瓶朗姆酒 píng

Meanings

1 rum (loanword)

Characters

bright (phonetic: ru-)

nurse (phonetic: -m)

Examples

调酒师往杯里倒了两盎司朗姆酒。

Tiáojiǔshī wǎng bēi lǐ dào le liǎng àngsī lǎngmǔjiǔ.

The bartender poured two ounces of rum into the glass.

莫吉托的底酒是白朗姆酒。

Mòjítuō de dǐjiǔ shì bái lǎngmǔjiǔ.

The base of a mojito is white rum.

Tips

memory

朗姆 is a sound loan for 'rum'; 酒 (alcohol) is appended as a category marker — a standard pattern: 威士忌酒 whisky, 伏特加酒 vodka, 白兰地酒 brandy.

Stroke Order

朗 lǎng

姆 mǔ

酒 jiǔ