好酒沉瓮底

Traditional: 好酒沉甕底

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Dictionary entry

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

What does 好酒沉瓮底 mean?

好酒沉瓮底 (hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

2fig. the best is saved for last

Character breakdown

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好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine) · liquor 沉chénvariant of 沉[chen2]瓮wèngvariant of 甕|瓮[weng4] · earthen jar 底de(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

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