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高粱

gāoliáng
noun #47,474

Meanings

  1. 1 sorghum
  2. 2 kaoliang (the grain used to make baijiu)

Examples

这片地种的是高粱。
Zhè piàn dì zhòng de shì gāoliáng.
This field is planted with sorghum.
高粱酒度数很高。
Gāoliáng jiǔ dùshù hěn gāo.
Sorghum liquor is very high-proof.

In Pop Culture

《红高粱》 Hóng Gāoliáng
Red Sorghum
Mo Yan's 1986 novella and Zhang Yimou's 1987 film debut (Golden Bear, Berlin 1988) set in Shandong sorghum fields during the Japanese occupation.

Stroke Order

高 gāo
粱 liáng