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huangjiu

Syllables: huang·jiu

huangjiu noun: a class of Chinese alcoholic beverages made from fermented grains including rice, millet, and wheat, typically 10–20% alcohol by volume.

Noun

huangjiu (uncountable)

  1. A class of Chinese alcoholic beverages made from fermented grains including rice, millet, and wheat, typically 10–20% alcohol by volume.
    Synonyms:
    yellow wine

Synonyms of huangjiu

Forms of huangjiu

alternative formhuang-chiu

Origin of huangjiu

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 黃酒 /黄酒 (huángjiǔ, “yellow alcohol”). Compare baijiu.

Questions about huangjiu

What does huangjiu mean?
Huangjiu means a class of Chinese alcoholic beverages made from fermented grains including rice, millet, and wheat, typically 10–20% alcohol by volume.
What part of speech is huangjiu?
Huangjiu is a noun.

Words near huangjiu in the dictionary

  1. Huanghe
  2. huanghoite
  3. Huanghua
  4. huanghuali
  5. huangite
  6. huangjiu
  7. Huangkang
  8. Huangling
  9. Huanglong
  10. huanglongbing
  11. Huangmei

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