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| Chinese name | Pinyin | English description |
| 迪斯科 | di2 si5 ke1 | Disco |
| 卡拉OK （KTV） | ka3 la1 ou1 kei1 | Karaoke |
| 夜总会 | ye4 zong3 hui4 | Night club |
Below we list the names of some cocktails. In touristy cities waiters know very well the names of Western drinks, but still you can find yourself in a situation where you are given a wrong drink.
For Westerners the main challenge is to ask for more ice and to order a cold beer, or even to ask not to put ice in a beer (yes!). I ended up in a nightclub in Xi'an drinking warm beer with some ice cubes in it. It was not as tough as it might sound, but better if can be avoided.
Chinese tend to drink less cold drinks. Whisky with coke will mostly lack ice and in restaurants you can get almost boiling beer.
To ask for more ice:
我想再要点儿冰块
wo3 xiang3 zai4 yao1 dianr3 bing1 kuai4
to order a cold beer
我想要冰啤酒
wo3 xiang3 yao1 bing1 pi2 jiu3
Other phrases:
| Chinese name | Pinyin | English description |
| 冰块 | bing1 kuai4 | Ice cubes |
| 加冰块 | jia1 bing1 kuai4 | On the rocks |
| 我不喝酒 | wo3 bu4 he1 jiu3 | I do not drink alcohol |
| 不含酒精 | bu4 han2 jiu3 jing1 | without alcohol |
| 不加冰块 | bu4 jia1 bing1 kuai4 | without ice |
If you want to ask for a specific drink use the following simple phrase:
我想要喝 + name of the drink
wo3 xiang3 yao1 he1 + name of the drink
| Chinese name | Pinyin | English description |
| 轰炸吱 | hong1 zha4 ji1 | B-52 |
| 百家得 | bai3 jia1 de5 | Bacardi |
| 白梨甜酒 | bai2 li2 tian2 jiu3 | Baileys |
| 必发达金 | bi4 fa1 da2 jin1 | Beefeater´S |
| 啤酒 | pi2 jiu3 | Beer |
| 生啤 | shen1 pi2 | Draught Beer |
| 波本 | bo1 ben3 | Bourbon |
| 白兰地 | bai2 lan2 di4 | Brandy |
| 白威 | bai2 wei1 | Budweiser |
| 嘉士伯 | jia1 shi4 bo2 | Carlsberg |
| 香槟酒 | xiang1 bin1 jiu3 | Champagne |
| 芝华士 | zhi1 hua2 shi4 | Chivas Regal |
| 鸡尾酒 | ji1 wei3 jiu3 | Cocktail |
| 干邑白兰地 | gan1 yi4 bai2 lan2 di4 | Cognac |
| 科罗娜 | ke1 luo2 na4 | Corona |
| 自由古巴 | zi4 you2 gu3 ba1 | Cuba Libre |
| 顺风威士忌 | shun4 feng1 wei1 shi4 ji4 | Cutty Sark |
| 代基里 | dai4 ji1 li3 | Daiquiri |
| 黛克瑞 | dai4 ke4 rui4 | Daiquiri |
| 芬兰伏特加 | fen1 lan2 fu2 te4 jia1 | Finlandia |
| 金酒 | jin1 jiu3 | Gin |
| 金汤力 | jin1 tang1 Li4 | Gin And Tonic |
| 哥顿金 | ge1 dun4 jin1 | Gordon'S |
| 格兰金 | ge2 lan2 jin1 | Grant'S |
| 健力士 | jian4 li4 shi4 | Guinness |
| 喜力 | xi3 li4 | Heineken |
| 珍宝 | zhen1 bao3 | J&B |
| 杰克丹尼 | jie2 ke4 dan1 ni2 | Jack Daniels |
| 占美臣 | zhan1 mei3 chen2 | Jameson |
| 占边 | zhan1 bian1 | Jim Beam |
| 黑方 | hei1 fang1 | Johnny Walker Black |
| 红方 | Hong2 Fang1 | Johnny Walker Red |
| 青岛 | qing1 dao3 | Qingdao Chinese famous beer |
| 烈酒 | lie4 jiu3 | Liquor |
| 白酒 | bai2 jiu3 | Chinese Liquor |
| 长岛冰茶 | chang2 dao3 bing1 cha2 | Long Island Iced Tea |
| 椰子酒 | ye1 zi5 jiu3 | Malibu |
| 玛格丽特 | ma3 ge2 li4 te4 | Margarita |
| 辛辣马丁尼 | Xin1 la4 ma3 ding1 ni2 | Martini Dry |
| 莫奇托 | mo4 ji1 tuo1 | Mojito |
| 椰林风光 | ye1 lin2 feng1 guang1 | Pina Colada |
| 桃红葡萄酒 | tao2 hong2 pu2 tao5 jiu3 | Rose wine |
| 罗姆酒 | luo1 mu3 jiu3 | Rum |
| 朗姆酒可乐 | luo1 mu3 jiu3 ke3 le4 | Rum And Coke |
| 苏格兰威士忌 | su1 ge2 lan2 wei1 shi4 ji4 | Scotch |
| 性感沙滩 | xing4 gan3 sha1 tan1 | Sex On The Beach |
| 皇冠 | huang2 guan1 | Smirnoff |
| 苏联红牌 | su1 lain2 hong2 pai2 | Stolichnaya |
| 特基拉 | te4 ji1 la1 | Tequila |
| 茅台酒 | mao2 tai2 jiu3 | Maotai liquor, a famous Chinese strong drink (>50%) |
| 白葡萄酒 | Bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3 | White wine |
| 米酒 | mi3 jiu3 | Rice wine |
| 红葡萄酒 | hong2 pu2 tao5 jiu3 | Red whine |
| 伏特加酒 | fu2 te4 jia1 jiu3 | Vodka |
| 瑞典伏特加酒 | rui4 dian3 fu2 te4 jia1 jiu3 | Vodka Absolut |
| 伏特加红牛 | fu2 te4 jia1 hong2 niu2 | Vodka Red Bull |
| 威士忌酒 | wei1 shi4 ji4 | Whisky |
| 威士忌酒可乐 | wei1 shi4 ji4 ke3 le4 | Whisky & Coke |
1 comentario:
特基拉 te4 ji1 la1 Tequila
that used to be:
龙舌兰烧酒 = longshelan shaojiu = dragontounge orchid (i.e. agave) "burnt" (i.e. distilled) liquour.
I much prefer this older name for Tequila (that no one uses anymore, and when it was in use there were hardly any tequila to be ordered in all of China)
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