mijiu

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 米酒 (mǐjiǔ, “rice alcohol”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mē′jyō′
  • Hyphenation: mi‧jiu

Noun

mijiu (uncountable)

  1. A variety of Chinese rice wine, made from fermented glutinous rice and usually about 15–20% alcohol by volume.

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