Meanings
nounmijiu (uncountable)
- uncountableA variety of Chinese rice wine, made from fermented glutinous rice and usually about 15–20% alcohol by volume.
Origin
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 米酒 (mǐjiǔ, “rice alcohol”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 米酒
- 米酒 (mǐjiǔ)variety of Chinese rice wine
Finnish kiinalainen riisiviini, riisiviini
- kiinalainen riisiviinivariety of Chinese rice wine
- riisiviinivariety of Chinese rice wine
Japanese 米酒, ライスワイン
- 米酒 (beishu)variety of Chinese rice wine
- ライスワイン (raisuwain)variety of Chinese rice wine
Polish mijiu
- mijiuvariety of Chinese rice wine
Russian мицзю́, ри́совая бра́га
- мицзю́ (miczjú)variety of Chinese rice wine
- ри́совая бра́га (rísovaja brága)variety of Chinese rice wine
Cite this entry
APA
mijiu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mijiu
MLA
“mijiu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mijiu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mijiu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mijiu.
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