滴酒不沾

Mandarin · pinyin dī jiǔ bù zhān

Meanings

  1. never to touch a drop of alcohol
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滴
dī · drip; drop of water
酒
jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
沾
zhān · moisten, wet, soak; touch
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1–3–4–1 · di1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1

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  1. (idiomatic) to never touch a drop of alcohol; to abstain from drinking; to be strictly teetotal

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