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杯酒言欢

bēi jiǔ yán huān

4-character word Traditional 杯酒言歡

What 杯酒言欢 means

1. a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)

The characters in 杯酒言欢

• 杯bēicup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
• 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits
• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 欢huānjoyous; happy; pleased

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