斟酌
Chinese
pour; to deliberate | to pour the alcoholic drink; to consider | ||
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simp. and trad. (斟酌) |
斟 | 酌 |
Pronunciation
Verb
斟酌
- (literary, literally) to pour an insufficient or excessive amount of alcoholic beverage into a cup or glass
- (literary) to pour the alcoholic beverage into a cup or glass, etc.
- (literary) to drink alcohol
- (figuratively) to consider; to deliberate; to think about carefully
- (figuratively, Min Nan) to discuss; to talk over
- (figuratively, Min Nan, including Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan) to be careful; to take care
Synonyms
- (to consider):
Derived terms
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