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samshu
[ sam-shoo, -syoo ]
noun
- a Chinese liqueur distilled from millet or rice.
samshu
/ 藞s忙m蕛u藧; -sju藧 /
noun
- an alcoholic drink from China that is made from fermented rice and resembles sake
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of samshu1
1690鈥1700; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) 蝉脿补尘-蝉矛耻, akin to Chinese s膩n sh膩o three boilings, brewings
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of samshu1
C17: perhaps modification of Chinese shao chiu spirits that will burn, from shao to burn + chiu spirits
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Example Sentences
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He gave him green tea to drink and a cup of alcoholic beverage--called samshu--which is made from fermented rice.
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He was holding in his hand a blue china bowl filled with samshu.
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There they smoked opium, drank samshu, and nodded off to sleep.
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In all such cases the crew has either gone ashore to drink samshu or to smoke opium, or else they lie asleep below.
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Samshoo, Samshu, sam鈥瞫h艒艒, n. an ardent spirit distilled by the Chinese from rice: any kind of spirits.
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