baijiu
Meanings
noun
- A clear Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage, generally distilled from sorghum and about 40–60% alcohol by volume.
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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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