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mijiu

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • mē′jyō′

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 米酒 (zh-min-nan) — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Chinese: 幌頭仔 /幌头仔 (zh-min-nan) — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 米酒 (mǐjiǔ) — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Finnish: kiinalainen riisiviini — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Finnish: riisiviini — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Japanese: 米酒 (beishu) — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Japanese: ライスワイン (raisuwain) — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Polish: mijiu — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Russian: мицзю́ (miczjú) — variety of Chinese rice wine
  • Russian: ри́совая бра́га (rísovaja brága) — variety of Chinese rice wine