baijiu

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baijiu

/ˈbaɪ.d͡ʒuː/ UK
/ˈbaɪ.d͡ʒu/ US

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

noun baiju

uncountable A clear Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage, generally distilled from sorghum and about 40–60% alcohol by volume. He took another sip of baijiu from the bottle, shaking his head at the taste.
Similar: shaojiu, samshu

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noun clear Chinese alcoholic beverage

한국어	백주 baekju
日本語	白酒 shirozake, パイチュウ paichū, バイジュウ baijū
中文	白酒 báijiǔ, 燒酒 /烧酒 shāojiǔ
Русский	байцзю́ bajczjú, шаоцзю́ šaoczjú

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@misc{baijiu_2026,
  title = {baijiu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baijiu},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}