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

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

umeshu; plum wine

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Noun

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

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)