When a visitor comes from across the sea, a toast with a glass of wine figuratively washes away dust and dispels stress from the journey. So it is obvious that besides being a drink and a seasoning, rice wine has countless cultural meanings.
有客人飄洋過海而來，敬上一杯米酒，兼具洗塵、壓驚功用，稱為「洗鹹水」，米酒可說是人們飲用、消毒、除煞、祭祀的萬用品。