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酒罐子

jiǔguànzi
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 (fig.) a heavy drinker; someone with a huge capacity for alcohol
  2. 2 lit. a liquor jar

Examples

我爸是出了名的酒罐子，喝一斤白酒不脸红。
Wǒ bà shì chūle míng de jiǔguànzi, hē yī jīn báijiǔ bù liǎn hóng.
My dad is famous as a real booze jar — he can down half a kilo of baijiu without flushing.
别跟他拼酒，他可是个酒罐子。
Bié gēn tā pīn jiǔ, tā kěshì ge jiǔguànzi.
Don't try to out-drink him — he's a real sponge for alcohol.

Tips

memory
Compare 酒鬼 (drunkard — focus on addiction) and 酒罐子 (emphasizes capacity). A 酒罐子 might be respected at the banquet table; a 酒鬼 is usually not.

Stroke Order

酒 jiǔ
罐 guàn
子 zǐ