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yellow wine

Today it means: Synonym of huangjiu. Full definition →

Chinese 黃酒 /黄酒

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Chinese · borrowed from黃酒 /黄酒“yellow alcohol”
English todayyellow wine

A calque of Chinese 黃酒 /黄酒 (huángjiǔ, “yellow alcohol”).

Words from the same roots

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