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kaoliang

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • gou′lyäng′

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sorghum-based variety of baijiu.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grain sorghum

History

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the former pronunciation of Mandarin 高粱 (gāoliáng).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 高粱 (go1 loeng4) — liquor
  • Chinese Cantonese: 高粱酒 (go1 loeng4 zau2) — liquor
  • Chinese: 高粱 (ko-liông) — liquor
  • Chinese: 高粱酒 (zh-min-nan) — liquor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高粱 (gāoliáng) — liquor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高粱酒 (gāoliángjiǔ) — liquor
  • Finnish: kaoliang — liquor
  • French: kaoliang — liquor
  • Japanese: 高粱酒 — liquor
  • Korean: 고량주 (goryangju) — liquor
  • Polish: gaoliang — liquor
  • Russian: гаоля́новая во́дка (gaoljánovaja vódka) — liquor
  • Thai: เกาเหลียง — liquor
  • Chinese Cantonese: 高粱 (gou1 loeng4) — Chinese sorghum
  • Chinese Cantonese: 高粱粟 (gou1 loeng4 suk1) — Chinese sorghum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高粱 (gāoliáng) — Chinese sorghum
  • Kazakh: гаулияң (gauliäñ) — Chinese sorghum
  • Polish: gaoliang — Chinese sorghum
  • Russian: гаоля́н (gaolján) — Chinese sorghum
  • Thai: เกาเหลียง — Chinese sorghum