粵

飲jam2勝sing3

simp饮胜
jam2 sing3yǐn shèng

English

  1. (v.) to drink a toast to someone; to express good wishes before you drink to someone, similar to saying "cheers!"
  2. "bottoms up!"
  3. a phase used when toasting, like saying "cheers !" to each others before drinking wine; literally: drink up all

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 慶祝或者喜慶時候嘅説話,之後大家會一齊舉杯或碰杯,然後飲晒杯裏面嘅飲料(勝有「盡」嘅意思,又可避諱「乾」字)

Examples

  • 飲勝!

    Tatoeba · harrycslau CC BY

  • 飲杯勝!

    Let's drink it up !

  • 嚟!慶祝我地畢業!呢杯飲勝嘅!

    Come! Let's cheers to celebrate our graduation!

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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