jiu
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Mandarin 酒 (jiǔ).
Noun
editjiu (uncountable)
- Any Chinese alcoholic beverage
- 2007 February 7, Harold Mcgee, “In a Bottle, the Scent of a Mouse”, in New York Times[1]:
- I didn’t attempt homebrew versions of Chinese jiu or Japanese sake.
See also
edit- Jiu (alcohol) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editJapanese
editRomanization
editjiu
Mandarin
editRomanization
edit- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹴
jiu
- Nonstandard spelling of jiū.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiù.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Manx
editEtymology 1
editPronoun
editjiu
Derived terms
edit- jiuish (emphatic)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Irish díu, dative singular of día (“day”).
Adverb
editjiu
Noun
editjiu m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
Synonyms
editMutation
editManx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jiu | yiu | n'yiu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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