mijiu

Questions

What does mijiu mean?

A variety of Chinese rice wine, made from fermented glutinous rice and usually about 15–20% alcohol by volume.

Where does mijiu come from?

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 米酒 (mǐjiǔ, “rice alcohol”).

How to pronounce mijiu

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