Chinese

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beer alcoholic drink
trad. (啤酒)
simp. #(啤酒)
alternative forms 皮酒 obsolete
 
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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啤酒

  1. beer
    啤酒啤酒  ―  Qǐng lái liǎng bēi píjiǔ.  ―  Two beers, please.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bouyei: pifjiuj
  • Mongolian: пийжүү (piižüü)
  • Zhuang: laeujbizciuj

See also

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