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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

酒鬼 [jiǔguǐ]
  1. 1. [Offensive] drunkard; sot; alcoholic
  2. 2. winebibber; toper

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

酒鬼 [jiǔguǐ]
  1. 1. 对好(hào)酒贪杯的人的詈称(含谐谑意)。

Examples

酒鬼
drunkard
酒鬼
wino
酒鬼
a slave to drink
酒鬼
Break up with him as soon as possible, he's on the bottle.
快点儿跟他分手吧,他是个酒鬼
He is an alcohol-happy guy.
他是个酒鬼
The drunkard's behavior is unbefitting of a father.
那个酒鬼的行为不符合一个父亲的身份。
The man is a winebibber and all his money is used to buy wine.
他是个酒鬼,所有的钱的用来买酒了。
My parents were both alcoholics, so I had a lot of time to myself.
我的父母都是酒鬼,所以我自己有大量的时间可以支配。
He is an alcoholic whose drink problem is destroying his family.
他是个酒鬼,他的酗酒问题正在毁掉他的家庭。

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