酒斟满,茶倒浅 酒斟滿,茶倒淺 酒斟滿,茶倒淺

fill the wine cup full, pour the tea shallow

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Hosting etiquette: fill a guest's wine cup to show warmth, but pour tea only partway to show refinement.
Simplified
酒斟满,茶倒浅
Traditional (Taiwan)
酒斟滿,茶倒淺
Pinyin
jiǔ zhēn mǎn, chá dào qiǎn
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄣ ㄇㄢˇ,ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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