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燒酒

简烧酒 · 繁燒酒

Mandarin · pinyin shāo jiǔ

name of a famous Tang dynasty wine
same as 白酒 bái jiǔ

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燒: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
烧: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast

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1–3 · shao1 jiu3

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noun

a type of alcoholic beverage during the Tang dynasty
shaojiu; (East Asian) spirits
(Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien, by extension) any alcoholic beverage

verb

(verb-object) to make an alcoholic beverage

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