喜酒

• Pinyin: xǐ jiǔ
• Desglose de hanzi: 喜 = 壴 + 口 (drum/joy + mouth — happiness, a joyful occasion); 酒 = 氵+ 酉 (water/liquid + wine vessel — alcohol, wine)

Significado

Banquete de boda; vino del banquete de boda.

A culturally specific term referring to the wine toasted and served at Chinese wedding banquets. By metonymy, 喜酒 can refer to the entire wedding banquet (吃喜酒 means 'to attend a wedding banquet'). Reflects the central role of communal drinking in celebrating major life events in Chinese culture.

Ejemplos

1. 他下个月要结婚了，已经邀请我们去喝喜酒，大家都很期待。
2. 宴席上宾客们轮番起身向新人敬喜酒，祝福声此起彼伏，热闹非凡。
3. 乡村婚宴上摆了三十桌喜酒，亲朋好友从四面八方赶来道贺。

Guía de uso

Contexto: weddings, celebrations, family, social customs, folk culture

Tono: festive

Correcto

• 在传统婚礼里，喜酒不只是酒，更是宾客向新人送上祝福、确认关系的媒介。(In traditional weddings, wedding wine is more than just wine; it is a medium through which guests give blessings to the couple and affirm their relationship.)
• 粤东客家吃喜酒的礼数极细，座次、敬酒、回礼和送客都有规矩，既重秩序，也聚人心。(Among the Hakka in eastern Guangdong, the etiquette for attending a wedding banquet is highly detailed, with rules for seating, toasting, returning courtesy, and seeing guests off, showing both order and unity.)

Incorrecto

• 喜酒 to refer to wine or alcohol given as a gift before the wedding — the term specifically refers to the banquet itself and the wine consumed at the celebration; for pre-wedding gift wine use 贺礼 or describe it more specifically

Origen e historia

喜 (joy, happiness — associated with celebrations and auspicious occasions; the double-happiness character 囍 is the wedding symbol) + 酒 (wine, alcohol — the central beverage of Chinese ceremonial and celebratory occasions)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal