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飲悶酒 (jam2 mun6 zau2) — to drink alone in Cantonese

jamˊ²飲munˍ₆悶zauˊ²酒
简 饮闷酒
Mandarin Pinyin: yin3 men4 jiu3

Meaning of 飲悶酒

nounto drink alone
nounto drown one's sorrows; to drink to stop feeling sad

Characters in 飲悶酒

飲jam2
be hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow, etc)
悶mun6
tightly closed; sealed
酒zau2
wine; spirits; liquor; alcoholic drinks (brewed or distilled)

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