shaojiu

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English

Etymology

From pinyin transliteration of Sinitic 燒酒, 烧酒 (shāojiǔ).

Noun

shaojiu (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• baijiu

See also

• kaoliang
• mijiu
• rice wine
• sake
• soju

Translations

clear Chinese alcoholic beverage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 燒酒 (cmn), 烧酒 (cmn) (shāojiǔ)

• Finnish: shaojiu (fi)
• Russian: шаоцзю (ru) (šaoczjú) n  (indeclinable)