jiu

See also: jiù, jiū, jiǔ, and ji'u

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 酒 (jiǔ).

Noun

jiu (uncountable)

  1. Any Chinese alcoholic beverage
    • 2007, February 7, “Harold Mcgee”, in In a Bottle, the Scent of a Mouse‎:
      I didn’t attempt homebrew versions of Chinese jiu or Japanese sake.

See also

Japanese

Romanization

jiu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じう

Mandarin

Romanization

jiu (Zhuyin ˙ㄐㄧㄡ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 蹴

jiu

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

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 (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. today
Synonyms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
jiuyiun'yiu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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