baijiu

See also: báijiǔ

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白酒 (báijiǔ, “white alcohol”), where "white" refers to its clearness. Compare huangjiu (“yellow alcohol”).

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baijiu (uncountable)

  1. A clear Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage, generally distilled from sorghum and about 40–60% alcohol by volume.
    Synonyms: shaojiu, (inexact) samshu
    • 2023 October 23, Tian Yi, “The Good Son”, in The Guardian:
      He took another sip of baijiu from the bottle, shaking his head at the taste.

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