hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ

Traditional: 好酒沉甕底

好酒沉瓮底 (hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom); fig. the best is saved for last”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2fig. the best is saved for last

Characters in 好酒沉瓮底

好hǎo · good酒jiǔ · wine (esp. rice wine)沉chén · to submerge瓮wèng · pottery container for water, wine etc底de · (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

Related words

好good好to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to好像as if到底finally好好well; carefully; nicely; properly酒wine (esp. rice wine)不好意思to feel embarrassed不好no good底(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底bottom; base好运good luck酒吧bar (place to buy drinks)

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