# 啤酒
## Chinese

* 啤酒 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 啤酒 (Classical)
* 啤酒 (Cantonese)
* 啤酒 (Gan)
* 啤酒 (Wu)

### Etymology

From 啤 (pí, transliteration of English beer or German Bier via Shanghainese) + 酒 (jiǔ, “alcohol”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): píjiǔ
       (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pi$^1$ jiu$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): пиҗю (piži͡u, I-II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): be$^1$ zau$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pie$^2$ diu$^2$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): bi$^1$ jiu$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): pi$^1$ jiou$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): bì-ciū
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pî-chiú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bi$^5$ ziu$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bi-cieu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: píjiǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: píjiǒu
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^2$-chiu$^3$
*** Yale: pí-jyǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyijeou
*** Palladius: пицзю (piczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$啤酒 皮酒
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: pi$^1$ jiu$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pi giu
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: пиҗю (piži͡u, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi²⁴ t͡ɕiou⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: be$^1$ zau$^2$
*** Yale: bē jáu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: be$^1$ dzau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bé$^1$ zeo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pie$^2$ diu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiɛ⁵⁵ tiu⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: bi$^1$ jiu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /pi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡siu³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: pi$^1$ jiou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰi¹¹ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bì-ciū
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁵³⁻³³ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒieu³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pî-chiú
*** Tâi-lô: pî-tsiú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: piciuo
*** IPA (Kinmen): /pi²⁴⁻¹² t͡siu⁵³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pi²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pi²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bi$^5$ ziu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pî tsiú
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$bi-cieu
*** MiniDict: bi$^去$ cieu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$bi-jieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bi²² t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴/

### Noun

啤酒
* beer
    請來兩杯啤酒。／请来两杯啤酒。 ― Qǐng lái liǎng bēi píjiǔ. ― Two beers, please.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 啤酒, 啤的, 畢威 dated, 畢露 dated |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 啤酒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 啤酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 啤酒, 馬尿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 啤酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 啤酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 啤酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 啤酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 啤酒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 啤酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 啤酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 啤酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 啤酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 啤酒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Ankang | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 啤酒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 啤酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 啤酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 啤酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 啤酒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 格瓦斯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 啤酒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 啤酒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 啤酒, 老番涼茶 humorous, 番鬼佬涼茶 humorous, 鬼佬涼茶 humorous |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 啤酒, 鬼佬涼茶 humorous, 番鬼佬涼茶 humorous |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 啤酒 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 啤酒 |
| Gan | Pengze | 啤酒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 啤酒 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 啤酒 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麥酒, 啤露 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 麥酒, 啤露 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麥酒, 啤露 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 麥酒, 啤露 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麥酒, 啤露 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 麥子酒, 啤露 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Datong | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Jining | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Handan | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 啤酒 |
| Jin | Suide | 啤酒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 啤酒 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 啤酒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 啤酒, 米仔酒, 啤仔酒, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 啤酒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 啤酒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 啤酒 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | bì-lù, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | bì-lù, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | bì-lù, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | bì-lù, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | bì-lù, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 麥仔酒, bì-lù |
| Southern Min | Tainan | bì-lù, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 麥仔酒, bì-lù |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 麥仔酒, 啤酒 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 麥仔酒, bì-lù |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 啤酒, 麥仔酒 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 啤酒 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 啤酒 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 啤酒 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 啤酒 |

#### Derived terms

* 啤酒廠 / 啤酒厂 (píjiǔchǎng)
* 啤酒杯
* 啤酒瓶 (píjiǔpíng)
* 啤酒節 / 啤酒节
* 啤酒罐 (píjiǔguàn)
* 啤酒肚 (píjiǔdù)
* 啤酒館 / 啤酒馆
* 生啤酒 (shēngpíjiǔ)

#### Descendants

* → Bouyei: pifjiuj
* → Mongolian: пийжүү (piižüü)
* ⇒ Zhuang: laeujbizciuj

#### See also

* 扎啤 (zhāpí)