葡萄酒
pútáojiǔ/pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
The English word wine is translated into Mandarin as 葡萄酒 (pútáojiǔ).
Meaning: alcoholic beverage made from grapes (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
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| 葡萄酒 | pútáojiǔ | /pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ (Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA) /pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ (Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA) |
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| 葡萄酒 | phû-tô-chiú | /pʰu²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siu⁴¹/ (Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Penang, Sinological IPA, Kaohsiung, General Taiwanese) /pʰu²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁵³/ (Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Penang, Sinological IPA, General Taiwanese) |
Hokkien |
葡萄酒 specifically refers to alcoholic beverages made from grapes. In casual settings, if the context is already established, speakers often omit the grape component and simply use the shorter term 酒 to refer to wine.
What does it mean word for word?
葡萄酒 is a compound of 葡萄, meaning grape and 酒, meaning wine or alcohol.
Which one should you use?
While 葡萄酒 refers specifically to grape wine, the shorter word 酒 is a general term for any alcoholic beverage, such as liquor or spirits.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The form путоҗю is used in Dungan, while the form 葡萄酒 is used in Hokkien.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is phû-tô-chiú and the IPA is /pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/.
Did you know?
- The character for 'grape' in 葡萄酒, which is 葡, is a phonetic loan character used specifically to approximate the sound of the foreign word 'grape'.
- In traditional Chinese culture, 酒 was historically used to refer to fermented grain drinks rather than grape wine. The term 葡萄酒 was specifically coined to distinguish the 'foreign' grape-based drink from local spirits.
- In many Chinese social settings, the word for 'wine', 酒, is inextricably linked to the ritual of 'toasting', where the height of your glass relative to others signals respect.
Examples in context
- 我喜欢葡萄酒。I like wine.This sentence is useful for expressing a personal preference for 葡萄酒.Tatoeba #9958185 by GlossaMatik, translation #5828948 by CK
- 葡萄酒幫助消化。Wine helps with digestion.This sentence is useful for stating a health benefit of 葡萄酒.Tatoeba #4071835 by egg0073, translation #4091901 by andymakespasta
- 我不喜欢葡萄酒。I don't like wine.This sentence is useful for expressing a dislike for 葡萄酒.Tatoeba #4673820 by McMeao, translation #1365080 by CK
- 他喜欢喝葡萄酒。He likes to drink wine.
- 我们去喝点酒吧！Let's go and have some drinks!
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Example conversation
At a dinner party, a woman and a man are choosing drinks.
- 佳怡 Jiayi志强，你想喝葡萄酒嗎？zhì qiáng, nǐ xiǎng hē pú táo jiǔ ma?Zhiqiang, do you want to drink wine?
- 志强 Zhiqiang可以，妳有紅葡萄酒嗎？kě yǐ, nǐ yǒu hóng pú táo jiǔ ma?Yes, do you have red wine?
- 佳怡 Jiayi有的，這瓶葡萄酒很不錯。yǒu de, zhè píng pú táo jiǔ hěn bù cuò.Yes, this bottle of wine is quite good.
- 志强 Zhiqiang太好了，謝謝妳。tài hǎo le, xiè xiè nǐ.Great, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wine” translations and entries 葡萄酒, 葡萄酒, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
