TOAST    祝酒

DRINK TOGETHER with OTHERS AND SAY that one CONGRATULATES someone OR CELEBRATES SOMETHING.
DRINK (TO) THE HEALTH OFDRINK TOSALUTEHONORPAY TRIBUTE TO
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The host offering a first toast to his guest is xiàn 獻 (xiàn jiǔ 獻酒 ) "offer a toast to the guest". 2. The guest toasting back at a feast is zuò 醋 / 酢 "offer a toast back to the host". 3. The host responding to the guest's toast is chóu 酬 "toast back to the guest".
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 FOOD 5. 獻，主人向客人敬酒。 酢，客人敬謝主人之酒。 酬，主人再謝賓敬酒。
Modern Chinese Criteria
祝酒 祝酒詞 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • DRINK　EAT LIQUID. (anc: 14/0, child: 3)
  • EAT　PUT into one's MOUTH so as to SWALLOW. (anc: 13/0, child: 3)
  • PUT　DISPLACE IN ORDER TO CAUSE TO BE-IN a PLACE. (anc: 12/0, child: 6)
  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1493

    • Words (7 items)

    酬  chóu OC: ɡju MC: dʑɨu 2 Attributions

    The host responding to the guest's toast is chóu 酬 "toast back to the guest"

      Syntactic words
    • vadNpledging (cup)
    • vtoNdrink a toast to; respond by offering a toast to someone who has offered a toast to one.
    壽  shòu OC: djuʔ MC: dʑɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdrink to the long life of
    旅  lǚ OC: raʔ MC: li̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabactgeneral toast at a formal reception or a feast
    酢  zuò OC: dzaaɡ MC: dzɑk 0 Attributions

    The guest toasting back at a feast is zuò 醋/酢 "offer a toast back to the host".

      Syntactic words
    • viactdrink in response to a toast; to present and drink a cup in response to the pledge cup; to pass the pledge cup
    醋  cù OC: skhaaɡs MC: tshuo̝ 0 Attributions

    The guest toasting back at a feast is zuò 醋/酢 "offer a toast back to the host".

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdrink in response to the pledge cup (YILI)
    醮  jiào OC: tsews MC: tsiɛu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto pledge a cup of wine to a man at a capping or wedding ceremony (LI)
    獻  xiàn OC: hŋans MC: hi̯ɐn 0 Attributions

    The host offering a first toast to his guest is xiàn 獻 (xiàn jiǔ 獻酒) "offer a toast to the guest".

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)offer a toast to the contextually determinate guest N
    • vtoNoffer a first toast to the guest