mǐjiǔ

米酒

Word · Noun

rice wine; sweet fermented rice drink

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

rice wine; sweet wine made from glutinous rice or millet

Traditional Chinese alcoholic beverage with low alcohol content, often sweet and served warm. Distinct from clear distilled spirits (白酒).

Nǎi奶
nai奶
niàng酿
de的
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
hē喝
 。

The rice wine Grandma brews tastes especially good.

Dōng冬
tiān天
hē喝
yī一
wǎn碗
rè热
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
 。

Drinking a bowl of hot rice wine in winter is very comfortable.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
shì是
yòng用
nuò糯
mǐ米
zuò做
de的
 。

This type of rice wine is made from glutinous rice.