飲	1132B10   81B.81-9	部居	畫數  12	ㄧㄣˇ [yin3]  (*ㄧㄣˋ [yin4] ).
N	A drink: 冷飲 cold drink; 熱飲 hot drink; 飲料 [yin3liao4]↓.
V	(1)  To drink (water, tea, fluid): 飲食 yiinshi2↓; 飲水思源 phr., “drink water and think of its source”--feel grateful; 飲鴆止渴 “drink poison to stop thirst”--remedy worse than what it is supposed to cure; 暢飲 drink to one’s heart's content; 一飲而盡 quaff in one gulp; 飲醇自醉 said in praise of a fascinating character; 飲馬投錢 pay even for a horse's drink of water--extreme honesty. (2)  (Fig.) to swallow: 飲彈而死 die of hit by bullet; 飲恨而終 die with a deep regret; 飲泣 “swallow tears”--to sob; 飲血 (from 泣血) swallow tears of blood; 矢乃飲羽 (AC) arrow sinks completely into object. (3)  (*[yin4]) To offer drink to (person): 飲之以水 give person water to drink.
Words	1.飲冰 [yin3bing1], phr., (AC) to cool oneself off by having some cold drinks.  2.飲茶 [yin3cha2], n. & v.i., (Cantonese) have tea and snacks.  3.飲泣 [yin3qi4]1, v.i., to sob.  4.飲器 [yin3qi4]2, n., (1)  a drinking vessel; (2)  (AC) use skull of enemy for a drinking vessel, interpreted also as use as chamber pot.  5.飲餞 [yin3jian4], v.i., (AC) give a farewell party to friend.  6.飲料 [yin3liao4], n., liquid food, soup, any drink.  7.飲食 [yin2shi2], n., food and drink; food in gen.  8.飲子 [yin2zi3], n., (Chin. med.) medical potion or concoction (cf. 引子 50S.22).