# 老酒
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lǎojiǔ
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): lǎoziǔ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ zau$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-chiú
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$lau-cieu$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎojiǔ [Phonetic: láojiǔ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎojiǒu
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-chiu$^3$
*** Yale: lǎu-jyǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laojeou
*** Palladius: лаоцзю (laoczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: lǎoziǔ [Phonetic: láoziǔ]
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): lao$^3$ ziu$^3$ [Phonetic: lao$^2$ ziu$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔ¹¹⁻¹² t͡siəɯ¹¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ zau$^2$
*** Yale: lóuh jáu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ dzau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ zeo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-chiú
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo$^ˋ$ jiu$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lo$^3$ jiu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ t͡si̯u³¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$lau-cieu$_5$
*** MiniDict: lau$^去$ cieu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$lau-jieu$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴/

### Noun

老酒
* reserve; aged liquor or wine
* (Nanjing Mandarin, Wu) any alcoholic drink
* (Wu) huangjiu (especially from Shaoxing)

#### Synonyms

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

### Noun

老酒(ラオチュウ) • (raochū)
* laojiu (beverage)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN