Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaojiu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shao-jiu
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of baijiu.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 燒酒

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

baijiu

Questions

What does shaojiu mean?: Synonym of baijiu.
Where does shaojiu come from?: From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 燒酒 /烧酒 (shāojiǔ). Doublet of shochu and soju.

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