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Trad. 盃
- variant of 杯[bei1]
- trophy cup
- classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
Trad. 乾杯
- to drink a toast
- Cheers! (proposing a toast)
- Here's to you!
- Bottoms up!
- lit. dry cup
- cup
- (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bei1 ju4], tragedy) so bad
- terrible
- bummer
- fiasco
- debacle
- pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes
- formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
Trad. 萊德杯
- Ryder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition)
- lit. a cup of soup
- fig. to get part of the profits
- one's share of the action
Trad. 超級杯
- Super Cup (various sports)
- Super Bowl (American football championship game)
Trad. 超級盃
- Super Cup (various sports)
- Super Bowl (American football championship game)
Trad. 湯姆斯杯
- Thomas Cup (international badminton team competition)
Trad. 蘇迪曼杯
- Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)
- lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- overly fearful
Trad. 杯水車薪
- lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
Trad. 杯盤狼藉
- cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
- a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
Trad. 杯酒言歡
- a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
Trad. 就口杯蓋
- pucker-type lid (cup lid with a spout for sipping)
Trad. 戴維斯杯
- Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)
- (fig.) to have a slice of the pie
- to get a piece of the action
Trad. 推杯換盞
- (idiom) to drink together in a convivial atmosphere
Trad. 杯酒釋兵權
- to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
- cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
- a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
- when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down