好酒沉甕底

See also: 好酒沉瓮底

Chinese

		good alcohol; fine liquor; to like drinking alcohol good alcohol; fine liquor; to like drinking alcohol; to be fond of alcohol	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	earthen jar; urn	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (好酒沉甕底)		好酒	沉	甕	底
simp. (好酒沉瓮底)		好酒	沉	瓮	底
Literally: “The best wine is at the bottom of the jug.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎojiǔ chén wèngdǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó-chiú tîm àng-té

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎojiǔ chén wèngdǐ [Phonetic: háojiǔchénwèngdǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎojiǒu chén wòngdǐ
    • Wade–Giles: hao³-chiu³ chʻên² wêng⁴-ti³
    • Yale: hǎu-jyǒu chén wèng-dǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haojeou chern wenqdii
    • Palladius: хаоцзю чэнь вэнди (xaoczju čɛnʹ vɛndi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ wəŋ⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-chiú tîm àng-té
    • Tâi-lô: hó-tsiú tîm àng-té
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoyciuo diim arngdea
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tim²³⁻³³ aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ te⁴¹/

Proverb

好酒沉甕底

1. The best is saved for last; It ain't over until the fat lady sings.

See also

• 好戲還在後頭／好戏还在后头 (hǎoxì hái zài hòutou)