老酒

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	alcoholic drink
trad. (老酒)		老	酒
simp. #(老酒)		老	酒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎojiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ zau²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-chiú
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶lau-cieu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎojiǔ [Phonetic: láojiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎojiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-chiu³
    • Yale: lǎu-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laojeou
    • Palladius: лаоцзю (laoczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ zau²
    • Yale: lóuh jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-chiú
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo` jiu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lo³ jiu³
    • Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ t͡si̯u³¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶lau-cieu
    • MiniDict: lau^去 cieu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lau-jieu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

老酒

1. reserve; aged liquor or wine
2. (Nanjing Mandarin, Wu) any alcoholic drink
3. (Wu) huangjiu (especially from Shaoxing)

Synonyms

• (reserve): 陳酒／陈酒 (chénjiǔ)
• (alcoholic drink):

Dialectal synonyms of 酒 (“alcoholic beverage; liquor”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		酒
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		酒
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	酒
	Taiwan	酒
	Chifeng	酒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	酒
	Harbin	酒
	Shenyang	酒
	Malaysia	酒
	Singapore	酒
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	酒
	Tangshan	酒
	Cangzhou	酒
	Baoding	酒
	Shijiazhuang	酒
	Jinan	酒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	酒
	Qingdao	酒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	酒
	Wanrong	酒
	Zhengzhou	酒
	Xi'an	酒
	Xining	酒
	Xuzhou	酒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	酒
	Lanzhou	酒
	Ürümqi	酒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	酒, 尼姑尿 derogatory
	Chongqing	酒
	Wuhan	酒
	Guiyang	酒
	Kunming	酒
	Guilin	酒
	Liuzhou	酒
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	酒, 老酒
	Yangzhou	酒, 三六子
	Nantong	酒
	Hefei	酒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	酒, 燒酒, 傻仔水 humorous, 倒汗水 humorous
	Hong Kong	酒
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	酒
	Macau	酒
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	酒
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	酒
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	酒
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	酒
	Foshan	酒
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	酒
	Foshan (Shunde)	酒
	Foshan (Sanshui)	酒
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	酒
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	酒
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	酒
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	酒
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	酒
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	酒
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	酒
	Taishan	酒
	Kaiping (Chikan)	酒
	Enping (Niujiang)	酒
	Heshan (Yayao)	酒
	Dongguan	酒
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	酒
	Yangjiang	燒酒, 燒有
	Singapore (Guangfu)	酒
Gan	Nanchang	酒
	Lichuan	酒
	Pingxiang	酒
Hakka	Meixian	酒
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	酒, 傻仔水 humorous
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	酒
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	酒
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	酒
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	酒
	Yudu	酒
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	酒
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	酒
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	酒
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	酒
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	酒
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	酒
	Kuching (Hepo)	酒
Huizhou	Jixi	酒
	Shexian	酒
Jin	Taiyuan	酒
	Xinzhou	酒, 貓兒尿
	Linhe	酒
	Jining	酒
	Hohhot	酒
	Zhangjiakou	酒
	Handan	酒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	酒
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	酒
Southern Min	Xiamen	酒
	Taipei	酒 GT, 燒酒 GT
	Tainan	酒
	Singapore (Hokkien)	酒
	Manila (Hokkien)	酒
	Chaozhou	酒
	Leizhou	酒
	Wenchang	酒
	Haikou	酒
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	酒
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	酒, 三酉
Wu	Shanghai	酒, 老酒
	Shanghai (Chongming)	老酒
	Suzhou	酒, 老酒
	Danyang	老酒
	Hangzhou	酒
	Ningbo	老酒
	Wenzhou	酒
	Jinhua	酒, 三點水兒
Xiang	Changsha	酒
	Loudi	酒
	Shuangfeng	酒
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

• (huangjiu): 黃酒／黄酒 (huángjiǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
老	酒
らお Grade: 4	ちゅう Grade: 3
irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 老酒 (lǎojiǔ).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ラオ​チュウ [ràóꜜchùù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠o̞t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

老酒(ラオチュウ) • (raochū) 

1. laojiu (beverage)