好酒沉瓮底
hǎo​jiǔ​chén​wèng​dǐ

the best is saved for last

  • created reference approved 好酒沉瓮底/好酒沉甕底 → 压轴好戏/壓軸好戲 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好酒沉瓮底 / 好酒沉甕底 hǎo​jiǔ​chén​wèng​dǐ

    压轴好戏 / 壓軸好戲 yā​zhòu​hǎo​xì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 好酒沉瓮底/好酒沉甕底 · hǎo​jiǔ​chén​wèng​dǐ · the best is saved for last — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好酒沉瓮底 / 好酒沉甕底

    hǎo​jiǔ​chén​wèng​dǐ

    the best is saved for last

    the best wine settles at the bottom of the jug; used to describe a situation where the most exciting or high-quality part happens at the very end

    好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · good 酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol 沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · to sink 瓮 (literal) → 瓮 · wèng · urn 底 (literal) → 底 · dǐ · bottom

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense