粵

酗jyu3酒zau2

jyu3 zau2jyu1 zau2xu4jiu3xù jiǔ

English

  1. heavy drinking
  2. (noun) Boozing
  3. to get drunk
  4. to drink to excess
  5. to drink heavily; to suffer from alcohol use disorder; alcoholism

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 飲酒飲到上癮,冇節制

Examples

  • 酗酒是导致阳痿的一个因素。

    Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.

    Tatoeba · myang CC BY

  • 严禁卖淫嫖娼,赌博,吸毒,酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动!

    Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

    Tatoeba · FeuDRenais CC BY

  • 酗酒最後會令人一無所有。

    At the end, alcoholism will leave you nothing.

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

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