杯酒释兵权宋太祖解除将领兵权的事件。公元961年太祖与赵普定策,召集禁军将领石守信、王审琦等宴饮以高官厚禄为条件解除兵权。969年,又用同样手段罢王彦超等节度使,解除藩镇兵权以加强中央集权的统治防止分裂割据。英remove from military position by means of cups of w
交杯酒旧俗举行婚礼时把两个酒杯用红丝线系在一起新婚夫妇交换着喝两个酒杯里的酒,称“交杯酒”英the rite of drinking from nuptial cups by the bridegroom and bride on their wedding day;