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葡萄酒 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for wine.
Very specifically, this is for grape wine (an important distinction in Asia where most wines were rice-based until western influences came into play).
The first word, 葡萄 literally means grape (or grapevine), and 酒 means alcohol (generic term for alcohol, sake, wine, liquor).
白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 literally says: [Just as] white liquor makes people's faces turn red, [So] yellow gold makes people's hearts turn black.
This is a warning about the nature of greed. The suggestion is that one who lusts for gold and riches will eventually have a black heart (or become a heartless greedy bastard). As a wall scroll, this is a reminder and warning to keep yourself from following the greedy path.
酒 is the Chinese character, Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji which means alcohol.
This can refer to wine (esp. rice wine), liquor, spirits, sake, or to alcoholic beverages in general.
In the west, we tend to say “sake” to mean Japanese rice wine, however, this character is a little ambiguous in Japanese. It literally just means alcohol and is often pronounced “shu” in Japanese. Specifically, in Japanese, you might want to ask for “seishu” or 清酒 to get the sake that you are used to in the west. Seishu literally means “clear alcohol.”
十戒 means Ten Commandments or Ten Precepts.
In the Buddhist context, these are prohibitions consisting of five commandments for the layman:
1. Not to destroy life 不殺生 Pāṇātipātāveramaṇi.
2. Not to steal 不倫盜 Adinnādānāver.
3. Not to commit adultery 不婬慾 Abrahmacaryaver.
4. Not to lie 不妄語 Musāvādāver.
5. Not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 Suramereyya-Majjapamādaṭṭhānāver.
The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding five plus:
6. Not to eat food outside of regulated hours 不非時食 Vikāla-Bhojanāver.
7. Not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 Mālā- Gandha-Vilepana-Dhāraṇa-Maṇḍana-Vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā.
8. Not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 Uccāsayanā-Mahāsayanā.
9. Not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 Nacca-Gīta-Vādita-Visūkadassanāver.
10. To refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 Jātarūpa-Rajata-Paṭīggahaṇāver.
These original Buddhist commandments date back to about 2500 years ago. The English definitions above are followed by Chinese characters and original Pali pronunciation.
Under the Māhayāna Buddhism, these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbor no skepticism.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your liquor search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
酒 see styles |
jiǔ jiu3 chiu sake(p); sasa; ki(ok); kushi(ok); shu さけ(P); ささ; き(ok); くし(ok); しゅ |
More info & calligraphy: Wine / Alcohol / Sake(See お酒) alcohol; sake; (surname) Zake surā; maireya; madya. Wine, alcoholic liquor; forbidden to monks and nuns by the fifth commandment. |
十戒 see styles |
shí jiè shi2 jie4 shih chieh jukkai じゅっかい |
More info & calligraphy: Ten Commandments(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism. |
吃香喝辣 see styles |
chī xiāng hē là chi1 xiang1 he1 la4 ch`ih hsiang ho la chih hsiang ho la |
More info & calligraphy: Live Well |
粕 see styles |
pò po4 p`o po kasu かす |
grains in distilled liquor (1) (kana only) dregs; sediment; grounds; meal; (2) (kana only) lees (esp. sake); (3) (kana only) leftovers; by-product; (4) (kana only) worthless item; thing of little to no value; (5) (kana only) dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross; (6) (kana only) card only worth 1 point (in hanafuda); (surname) Kasu |
酤 see styles |
gū gu1 ku ko |
to deal in liquors To deal in spirits, or alcoholic liquor. |
醝 see styles |
cuó cuo2 ts`o tso |
liquor; spirit |
醪 see styles |
láo lao2 lao moromi もろみ mosoro もそろ |
wine or liquor with sediment (1) (kana only) main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; (can act as adjective) (2) (kana only) unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough; (archaism) weak sake; unrefined sake |
厲害 厉害 see styles |
lì hai li4 hai5 li hai |
(used to describe sb or something that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent |
只酒 see styles |
tadazake ただざけ |
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks |
喜酒 see styles |
xǐ jiǔ xi3 jiu3 hsi chiu |
wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast |
廊酒 see styles |
láng jiǔ lang2 jiu3 lang chiu |
Benedictine (liquor) |
悪酒 see styles |
akushu あくしゅ |
cheap liquor |
摩偷 see styles |
mó tōu mo2 tou1 mo t`ou mo tou |
[偸] madhu, sweet, an intoxicating liquor. |
斟酒 see styles |
zhēn jiǔ zhen1 jiu3 chen chiu |
to pour wine or liquor |
末陀 see styles |
mò tuó mo4 tuo2 mo t`o mo to mada |
madya, intoxicating liquor, intoxicating. The two characters are also given as a translation of ? madhya, and mean 100, 000. |
柳樽 see styles |
yanagidaru やなぎだる |
box-shaped, lacquered liquor cask |
梅酒 see styles |
umeshu うめしゅ |
(See 梅・うめ・1) ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar |
樽罍 see styles |
zūn léi zun1 lei2 tsun lei |
earthen liquor jar |
母液 see styles |
boeki ぼえき |
{chem} mother liquor |
汾酒 see styles |
fén jiǔ fen2 jiu3 fen chiu fenchuu; fenchuu; funshu / fenchu; fenchu; funshu フェンチュウ; フェンチュー; ふんしゅ |
Fenjiu (sorghum-based Chinese liquor) fenjiu (distilled Chinese alcohol made from kaoliang) (chi: fénjiǔ) |
泡盛 see styles |
awamori あわもり |
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet; (personal name) Awamori |
洋酒 see styles |
youshu / yoshu ようしゅ |
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor |
火酒 see styles |
kashu かしゅ |
(1) distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; (2) (bra:) (See カシャーサ) cachaça (Brazilian liquor) |
爆弾 see styles |
bakudan(p); bakudan ばくだん(P); バクダン |
(1) bomb; (2) (kana only) alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey) |
玉帚 see styles |
tamabahaki たまばはき tamahahaki たまははき |
(1) broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); (2) plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); (3) liquor; alcohol; sake |
玉箒 see styles |
tamabahaki たまばはき tamahahaki たまははき |
(1) broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); (2) plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); (3) liquor; alcohol; sake |
玉露 see styles |
yù lù yu4 lu4 yü lu gyokuro ぎょくろ |
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea); (old) early-morning autumn dew; fine liquor (1) (See 煎茶・2,番茶) high-quality green tea; (2) (orig. meaning) jewel-like dewdrop |
甜酒 see styles |
tián jiǔ tian2 jiu3 t`ien chiu tien chiu |
sweet liquor |
窣唎 see styles |
sù lì su4 li4 su li sori |
窣羅 surī, or surā distilled liquor. |
窣羅 窣罗 see styles |
sù luó su4 luo2 su lo sora |
distilled liquor |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Gin | 杜松子酒 | dù sōng zǐ jiǔ du4 song1 zi3 jiu3 du song zi jiu dusongzijiu | tu sung tzu chiu tusungtzuchiu |
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Wine | 葡萄酒 | bu dou shu / bu dou sake budoushu / budousake bu do shu / bu do sake | pú tao jiǔ pu2 tao5 jiu3 pu tao jiu putaojiu | p`u t`ao chiu putaochiu pu tao chiu |
Just as Liquor Turns a Face Red, Gold Turns a Heart Black | 白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 白酒红人面黄金黑世心 | bái jiǔ hóng rén miàn huáng jīn hēi shì xīn bai2 jiu3 hong2 ren2 mian4 huang2 jin1 hei1 shi4 xin1 bai jiu hong ren mian huang jin hei shi xin | pai chiu hung jen mien huang chin hei shih hsin | |
Wine Alcohol Sake | 酒 | sake / shu | jiǔ / jiu3 / jiu | chiu |
Ten Commandments | 十戒 | jukkai / jukai | shí jiè / shi2 jie4 / shi jie / shijie | shih chieh / shihchieh |
Live Well | 吃香喝辣 | chī xiāng hē là chi1 xiang1 he1 la4 chi xiang he la chixianghela | ch`ih hsiang ho la chihhsianghola chih hsiang ho la |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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