# 燒酒
## Chinese

* 燒酒 (Cantonese)
* 燒酒 (Written Standard Chinese)

### Etymology
#### "shaojiu"

    Recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica [1596].

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shāojiǔ
       (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sao$^1$ jiu$^3$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): siu$^1$ zau$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'seu$^1$ jiu$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): chiáu-ciǔ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sio-chiú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sio$^1$ ziu$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$sau-cieu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shāojiǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shaojiǒu
*** Wade–Giles: shao$^1$-chiu$^3$
*** Yale: shāu-jyǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaujeou
*** Palladius: шаоцзю (šaoczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: sao$^1$ jiu$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: saogiu
*** Sinological IPA : /sau⁵⁵ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^1$ zau$^2$
*** Yale: sīu jáu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^1$ dzau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^1$ zeo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'seu$^1$ jiu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈsɛu⁴² t͡ɕiu²¹³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chiáu-ciǔ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiau⁵⁴ t͡siu²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio-chiú
*** Tâi-lô: sio-tsiú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sioiciuo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sio³³ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sio⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sio$^1$ ziu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sio tsiú
*** Sinological IPA : /sio³³⁻²³ t͡siu⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$sau-cieu
*** MiniDict: sau$^平$ cieu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$sau-jieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɤ²¹/

### Noun

燒酒
* a type of alcoholic beverage during the Tang dynasty
    From: 8th–9th century, Bai Juyi, 荔枝樓對酒
    Lìzhī xīn shú jīguàn sè, shāojiǔ chū kāi hǔpò xiāng. [Pinyin]
    The freshly ripened lychees are the color of a rooster’s comb, the newly opened shaojiu has the fragrance of amber.
* shaojiu; (East Asian) spirits
    韓國燒酒／韩国烧酒 ― hánguó shāojiǔ ― soju
    From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
    Wǒ chī le yī diǎnzǐ pángxiè, jiào dé xīnkǒu wēiwēi de téng, xū dé rè rè de chī kǒu shāojiǔ. [Pinyin]
    I ate a little bit of crab and felt a slight pain in my chest. I needed to drink a sip of hot shaojiu.
* (Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien, by extension) any alcoholic beverage

#### Synonyms

* (shaojiu):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 白酒, 白乾兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 白酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 白酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 白酒, 燒酒, 老白乾兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 白酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 白酒, 白乾兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 白酒, 白乾兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 白酒, 老白乾兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 白酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 白酒, 辣酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 燒酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 燒酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 白酒, 燒酒, 白乾兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 燒酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 白乾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 白酒, 白乾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 白酒, 辣酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 白酒, 辣酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 辣酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 辣酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 白酒, 白乾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 白酒, 燒酒, 辣酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 燒酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 燒酒, 白乾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 白酒, 白乾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 燒酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 燒酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 燒酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 燒酒, 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 白酒, 跟頭酒, 燒酒, 白乾兒, 乾酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 白酒, 白乾兒, 乾酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 白酒, 白乾, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 白酒, 辣酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 白酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 白酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 白酒, 白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 白酒, 辣酒, 麻酒, 高粱酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 白酒, 白乾 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 辣酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 燒酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 白酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 燒酒, 白酒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 燒酒, 白酒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 白酒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 米酒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 燒酒, 白酒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 燒酒 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 燒酒, 高粱酒 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 燒酒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 燒酒, 白酒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 飶酒 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 燒酒 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 燒酒 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 燒酒 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 白酒 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 燒酒 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 白酒 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 燒酒 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 白酒 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 燒酒, 白酒 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 燒酒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Datong | 燒酒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 白酒, 燒酒, 白乾兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 白酒, 白乾兒, 辣酒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Handan | 白酒, 老白乾兒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 白酒, 白乾兒, 辣酒, 燒酒 |
| Jin | Suide | 燒酒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 燒酒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 燒酒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 燒酒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 燒酒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 燒酒 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 白酒 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 白酒 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 白酒 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 白酒 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 白酒 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 燒酒 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 白酒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 白酒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 白酒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 白酒 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 白酒 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 白酒 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 白酒 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 白酒 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 白酒 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 白酒 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 燒酒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 燒酒 |
| Wu | Danyang | 白酒, 燒酒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 燒酒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 燒酒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 白酒 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 燒酒 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 白酒 |
* (alcoholic beverage):
| 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) |
* (spirits): 火酒 (huǒjiǔ), 阿剌吉酒

#### Derived terms

* 堆花燒酒 / 堆花烧酒
* 胡蘿蔔就燒酒 / 胡萝卜就烧酒
* 馬猴燒酒 / 马猴烧酒 (mǎhóu shāojiǔ)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 焼酎(しょうちゅう) (shōchū)
* → Korean: 소주(燒酒) (soju)

### Verb

燒酒
* to make an alcoholic beverage

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 燒 | 酒 |
| Jinmeiyō | Grade: 3 |
| irregular ||
* For pronunciation and definitions of 燒酒 – see the following entry: 焼酎
(The following entry is uncreated: 焼酎.)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 燒 | 酒 |

### Noun

燒酒 • (soju) (hangeul 소주)
* hanja form of 소주 (“soju, Korean rice liquor”)