# mijiu

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A variety of Chinese rice wine, made from fermented glutinous rice and usually about 15–20% alcohol by volume.

## Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 米酒 (mǐjiǔ, “rice alcohol”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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