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{{also|jiù|jiū|jiǔ|ji'u}}
==English==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|cmn|-}} {{zh-m|酒}}.

===Noun===
{{en-noun|-}}

# Any Chinese [[alcoholic]] [[beverage]]
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2007 February 7|author=Harold Mcgee|title=In a Bottle, the Scent of a Mouse|journal=New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/dining/07curious.html
|passage=I didn’t attempt homebrew versions of Chinese '''jiu''' or Japanese sake.}}

====See also====
* {{pedia|Jiu (alcohol)}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=iju|uji}}

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{ja-romanization of|じう}}

==Mandarin==

===Romanization===
{{cmn-pinyin}}

# {{cmn-pinyin of|蹴}}

{{cmn-pinyin|notr=1}}

# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|jiū}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|jiǔ}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|jiù}}

====Usage notes====
* {{cmn-toneless-note}}

==Manx==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|gv|sga|díb}}.

====Pronoun====
{{head|gv|prepositional pronoun}}

# {{inflection of|gv|jeh||2|p//form}}
#: [[of]] [[you]]/[[ye]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|gv|jiuish}} {{qualifier|emphatic}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|gv|sga|díu}}, dative singular of {{m|sga|día||day}}.

====Adverb====
{{head|gv|adverb}}

# [[today]]
# [[nowadays]]

====Noun====
{{gv-noun|m}}

# [[today]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|gv|laa jiu|yn laa jiu}}

===Mutation===
{{gv-mut-cons|j|iu}}

{{C|gv|Time}}