jiu

See also: jiū, jiú, jiǔ, and jiù

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 酒 (jiǔ)

Noun

jiu (uncountable)

1. Any Chinese alcoholic beverage
   • 2007 February 7, Harold Mcgee, “In a Bottle, the Scent of a Mouse”:

     I didn’t attempt homebrew versions of Chinese jiu or Japanese sake.

See also

• Jiu (alcohol) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Jiu (alcohol)

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Mandarin

Romanization

jiu

1. Nonstandard spelling of jiū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of jiú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of jiǔ.
4. 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.

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Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish díb

Pronoun

jiu

1. 2nd person plural/formal of jeh

   of you/ye

Derived terms

• jiuish (emphatic)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish díu, dative singular of día (“day”).

Adverb

jiu

1. today
2. nowadays

Noun

jiu m

1. today

Synonyms

• yn laa jiu

Mutation

Manx mutation
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.