高粱米

gāoliangmǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 sorghum grain
  2. 2 hulled sorghum

Examples

Dōngběi rén yǐqián cháng chī gāoliangmǐ fàn.
People in the Northeast used to eat sorghum rice often.
Gāoliangmǐ kěyǐ zhǔ zhōu, yě kěyǐ niàngjiǔ.
Sorghum can be cooked as congee or used to make liquor.

Tips

culture
高粱米 was a staple in northern China before rice and wheat became fully dominant, and is still the key grain behind 白酒 like Maotai and Fenjiu. Xinhua defines it simply as — sorghum kernels with the husk removed.

Stroke Order

gāo
liang