Besides being a student of ancient Chinese drinking culture, Tseng has also created a number of his own modern drinking rules. In imitation of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's "Three Principles of the People," Tseng has his "Four Principles of the Tipple." These are jiuxing (interest in alcohol), jiudan (courage to drink), jiuliang (drinking capacity), and jiude (the spirit of drinking).
除了對中國古代飲酒文化有深入研究外，曾永義也自創了不少現代版的飲酒規矩，他以「四酒主義」媲美孫中山先生的「三民主義」，所謂四酒主義指的是：酒興、酒膽、酒量、酒德。