Etymology

shaojiu

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Today it means: Synonym of baijiu. Full definition →

Mandarin 燒酒 /烧酒
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from燒酒 /烧酒
  2. English todayshaojiu

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 燒酒 /烧酒 (shāojiǔ). Doublet of shochu and soju.

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