敬酒唔飲飲罰酒

Chinese

		to propose a toast; to toast	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	drink	drink	to make someone drink as a forfeit; to drink as a result of losing a bet
trad. (敬酒唔飲飲罰酒)		敬酒	唔	飲	飲	罰酒
simp. (敬酒唔饮饮罚酒)		敬酒	唔	饮	饮	罚酒
Literally: “to drink a penalty toast after refusing to drink when toasted”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging³ zau² m⁴ jam² jam² fat⁶ zau²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging³ zau² m⁴ jam² jam² fat⁶ zau²
    • Yale: ging jáu m̀h yám yám faht jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging³ dzau² m⁴ jam² jam² fat⁹ dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging³ zeo² m⁴ yem² yem² fed⁶ zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ jɐm³⁵ jɐm³⁵ fɐt̚² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

敬酒唔飲飲罰酒

1. (Cantonese) to be forced to do something after initially turning down a request to do that thing

Synonyms

• 敬酒不吃吃罰酒／敬酒不吃吃罚酒 (jìngjiǔ bùchī chī fájiǔ)