梅酒

Chinese

		plum flower	alcoholic drink
trad. (梅酒)		梅	酒
simp. #(梅酒)		梅	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méijiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴ zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méijiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méijiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: mei²-chiu³
    • Yale: méi-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meijeou
    • Palladius: мэйцзю (mɛjczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mui⁴ zau²
    • Yale: mùih jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴ dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴ zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

梅酒

1. umeshu; plum wine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梅	酒
うめ Grade: 4	しゅ Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
梅酒 (kyūjitai)

Noun

梅(うめ)酒(しゅ) or 梅酒(うめざけ) • (umeshu or umezake) 

1. umeshu, (plum wine), a Japanese liquor made from unripe ume fruits, crystal sugar, and shochu.

See also

• 泡盛(あわもり) (awamori)
• 燗酒(かんざけ) (kanzake)
• 清酒(せいしゅ) (seishu)
• 焼酎(しょうちゅう) (shōchū)
• 日(に)本(ほん)酒(しゅ) (nihonshu)
• 熱燗(あつかん) (atsukan)
• 冷酒(れいしゅ) (reishu)