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酒神

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǔ shén

Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus

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酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being

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3–2 · Jiu3 shen2

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noun

(figurative) bibulous person; winebibber; good drinker

name

(Greek mythology) Bacchus; Dionysus

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