汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 雄黄酒
雄黄酒 (雄黃酒)
realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2])
旧俗端午节饮用的搀有雄黄的酒。
xióng () huáng jiǔ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

人们历来以为,雄黄酒可以祛邪。医生却告诉我们,雄黄酒有毒,最好不要饮用。

People always believe that realgar wine can drive away evils, but doctors say that it is poisonous and undrinkable.

在端午节,我们也喝雄黄酒

At Dragon Boat Festival, we also drank realgar wine.

说是午时喷洒雄黄酒是避邪。

Announcements, updates, is said to ward off evil spraying noon.

老话说:喝雄黄酒能够驱魔辟邪。雄黄酒由发酵的谷物和雄黄粉酿制而成。

There is an old saying: 'Drinking realgar wine drives diseases and evils away! ' Realgar wine, or xionghuangjiu, is a Chinese alcoholic drink consisting of fermented cereals and powdered realgar.

这就是后来人们为什么在这一天赛龙舟,吃粽子,喝雄黄酒

That's why people later followed the customs such as dragon boat racing, eating zongzi and drinking realgar wine on that day.

白蛇自认魔力可以抵挡雄黄酒对他的影响,因此喝了一杯。

White Snake, thinking her magic would protect her from the effects of the realgar wine accepted a cup.

端午节里流传最广的活动是吃粽子、喝雄黄酒以及赛龙舟。

Three of the most widespread activities for Duanwu Festival are eating zongzi, drinking realgar wine, and racing dragon boats.

一位老郎中还把一壶雄黄酒倒入水中,希望能药昏蛟龙水兽。

An old doctor poured a jug of realgar wine (Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar) into the water, hoping to turn all aquatic beasts drunk.

晚上妈妈总忘不了给我擦点驱虫辟邪的雄黄酒,香味缭绕伴我入眠。

I'll never forgot my mother spreaded the realgar wine for me to avoid illness, smelling winding around my sleep during the night.

民间有端午节挂艾叶菖蒲榕枝、赛龙舟、吃粽子、饮雄黄酒的习俗。

Dragon boat Festival with the custom of wine drinking, hanging the Chinese mugwort leaf, dragon-boat racing, and eating Zongzi.