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		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	alcoholic drink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

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): lǎojiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): lǎoziǔ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ zau²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-chiú
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 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⁾/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: lǎoziǔ [Phonetic: láoziǔ]
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): lao³ ziu³ [Phonetic: lao² ziu³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔ¹¹⁻¹² t͡siəɯ¹¹/
• 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 Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-chiú
    • Hakka Romanization System: lo^ˋ jiu^ˋ
    • 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, 貓兒膩, 貓兒尿
	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, Xiangzhou)	酒
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	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):

Dialectal synonyms of 黃酒 (“yellow wine”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		黃酒
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	黃酒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	黃酒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	黃酒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	黃酒
	Wanrong	黃酒
	Xi'an	黃酒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	黃酒
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	紹酒
Cantonese	Hong Kong	黃酒
Huizhou	Jixi	黃酒, 老酒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	紅酒
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	紅酒
Southern Min	Xiamen	黃酒
Wu	Shanghai	黃酒, 陳酒
	Suzhou	黃酒, 老酒
	Danyang	黃酒, 陳酒
	Hangzhou	老酒
	Ningbo	老酒
	Jinhua	老酒
Xiang	Hengyang	黃酒

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): [ɾa̠o̞t͡ɕɨː]

Noun

老酒(ラオチュウ) • (raochū) 

1. laojiu (beverage)