baijiu
bai·jiu/ˈbaɪ.d͡ʒu/noun
baijiu is spelled B-A-I-J-I-U: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bai·jiu). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baijiu means “A clear Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage, generally distilled from sorghum and about 40–60% alcohol by volume” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in baijiu?
| Letters | 6: B-A-I-J-I-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bai·jiu |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is baijiu?
Baijiu appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce baijiu?
- UK /ˈbaɪ.d͡ʒuː/
- US /ˈbaɪ.d͡ʒu/
Baijiu has 2 syllables, split bai·jiu in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of baijiu
- baiju
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baijiu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A clear Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage, generally distilled from sorghum and about 40–60% alcohol by volume.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does baijiu come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白酒 (báijiǔ, “white alcohol”), where "white" refers to its clearness. Compare huangjiu (“yellow alcohol”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).