jiu
See also: jiù, jiū, jiǔ, and ji'u
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 酒 (jiǔ).
Noun
jiu (uncountable)
- Any Chinese alcoholic beverage
- 2007, February 7, “Harold Mcgee”, in In a Bottle, the Scent of a Mouse:
- I didn’t attempt homebrew versions of Chinese jiu or Japanese sake.
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See also
- Jiu (alcohol) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- uji
Japanese
Romanization
jiu
- Rōmaji transcription of じう
Mandarin
Romanization
jiu (jiu5 / jiu0, Zhuyin ˙ㄐㄧㄡ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹴.
jiu
- Nonstandard spelling of jiū.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiù.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Manx
Etymology 1
From Old Irish díb.
Pronoun
jiu
- second-person plural/form of jeh
- of you/ye
Derived terms
- jiuish (emphatic)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish díu, dative singular of día (“day”).
Adverb
jiu
- today
- nowadays
Noun
jiu m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- today
Synonyms
- yn laa jiu
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jiu | yiu | n'yiu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |