baijiu

See also: báijiǔ

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 白酒 (báijiǔ) (lit. "white [clear] liquor")

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪd͡ʒuː/

Noun

baijiu (uncountable)

A clear, Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage, generally about 40-60% alcohol by volume, usually distilled from sorghum.

Synonyms

shaojiu

Translations

clear Chinese alcoholic beverage

Chinese:
Mandarin: 白酒 (zh) (báijiǔ)

Min Nan: 江米酒 (kang-bí-chiú)
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Finnish: baijiu (fi)
Japanese: 白酒 (ja) (しろざけ, shirozake), パイチュウ (paichū), バイジュウ (baijū)

Korean: 백주 (baekju) (白酒 (ko))
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Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: байцзю́ (ru) n (bajczjú)
Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
Uyghur: ئاق ھاراق‎ (aq haraq)

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