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no drinking allowed; prohibition of alcohol
A rule, regulation, or instruction prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Commonly seen on signs, in workplace rules, and in medical instructions.
ここは飲酒禁止です。
No drinking is allowed here.
公園に「飲酒禁止」の看板が立っている。
There's a 'No Drinking' sign posted in the park.
手術の前日は飲酒禁止と医者に言われた。
The doctor told me no alcohol the day before the surgery.
A compound of 飲酒 (drinking alcohol) and 禁止 (prohibition). This is a four-character compound (四字熟語-style) commonly seen on signs and in written rules. In daily speech, people might simply say お酒はだめ or お酒は禁止.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 飲酒禁止の看板 — no-drinking sign
- 飲酒禁止エリア — no-alcohol area
- 飲酒禁止の規則 — no-drinking rule
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 禁酒 — abstinence from alcohol (personal choice or medical instruction, not a sign/rule)
- 飲酒運転禁止 — no drunk driving (more specific)
- 喫煙禁止 — no smoking (same pattern with different activity)