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samshu

Meaning of "samshu" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAMSHU

Perhaps modification of Chinese shao chiu spirits that will burn, from shao to burn + chiu spirits.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SAMSHU

ˈsæmʃuː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAMSHU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Samshu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAMSHU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of samshu in the English dictionary

The definition of samshu in the dictionary is an alcoholic drink from China that is made from fermented rice and resembles sake.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAMSHU

achoo · cachou · cashew · chew · choo-choo · chou · choux · Honshu · horseshoe · issue · Kyushu · Manchu · Mogadishu · samshoo · shoe · shoo · snowshoe · tissue · Wenzhou · wushu

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAMSHU

sample point · sample section · sample space · sample survey · sampler · samplery · sampling · sampling frame · sampling statistic · Sampras · samsara · samshoo · Samson · Samsun · Samuel · samurai · samurai bond · samurai sword · samurai tradition · samurai warrior

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAMSHU

bahu · bhikhu · buchu · catechu · Dien Bien Phu · fichu · happoshu · hu · huhu · Jehu · Kitakyushu · Kiushu · Machu Picchu · Netanyahu · Oahu · Penghu · sadhu · Sesshu · Thimphu · Wuhu

Synonyms and antonyms of samshu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «samshu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAMSHU

Find out the translation of samshu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of samshu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «samshu» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

samshu
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

samshu
570 millions of speakers
en

English

samshu
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

samshu
380 millions of speakers
ar

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samshu
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

samshu
278 millions of speakers
pt

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samshu
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

samshu
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

samshu
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Samshu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Samshu
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

samshu
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

samshu
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Samsung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

samshu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

samshu
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

समशु
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

samshu
70 millions of speakers
it

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samshu
65 millions of speakers
pl

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samshu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

samshu
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

samshu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

samshu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

samshu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

samshu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samshu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of samshu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMSHU»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about samshu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAMSHU»

Discover the use of samshu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to samshu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reports on Trade at the Treaty Ports
The quantity now exported could be largely increased, were it not for a short- sighted and injurious protectionist policy, which prohibits the admission within the Border of Samshu distilled in the country beyond it. The soil of the colonized tract of ...
China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu, 1871
2
Social life of the Chinese
Common Use of Samshu, or Chinese Wine. Ardent spirits in use among this people, made by themselves, among foreigners is known generally under the name of samshu, or Chinese wine. It is most usually, at least in this part of the empire, ...
Justus Doolittle, 1866
3
Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and ...
Yet Guppy's description (i) of the distillation of 'samshu' (san shao,1 cf. p. 149 below), thrice-distilled spirits, in North China in the eighties of the last century might be thought to point to the same thing, as he speaks of a gutter. 'The fermented ...
Joseph Needham, Ho Ping-Yu, 1980
4
Chinese Medicinal Herbs: A Modern Edition of a Classic ...
It would seem to be a purer ethyl spirit than samshu and other forms, as it does not have the delirient action possessed by many of these, which seem to contain large percentages of methyl spirit. A common saying with the Chinese is: iii l E Z ...
Shizhen Li, Porter Smith, George Arthur Stuart, 2003
5
The Chinese Repository
It was still dark ; and the large warehouses on the beach were stored with samshu, a composition something like whiskey, and extracted from rice. The ammunition of the dismounted ordnance was scattered on the ground ; and amidst the ...
Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Willaims, 1841
6
Obamawala: Tales of Hope and Harmony in Africa and America
Samshu Jamal is special in adapting and mingling sounds of different systems and levels and quality because he knows them all.” “Who taught him?” “Most geniuses learn this on their own. They just have the sensitivity. Others get some of it ...
Bahadur Tejani, 2010
7
The Chinese Yearbook
Kate of Tax Province Clan of Wine per 100 Kindt of Native Winei Included in the Clan Standard Kiangsu "Kaoliang" (MR) Wines and Catties "Shaohing" (J8H) Wines and S3.20 Ix)<-al-made "Samshu" and Imita2.00 tion "Shaohing" Wines .
‎1935
8
Social life of the Chinese, with some account of their ...
DRINKING SAMSHU TOGETHER. 87 by the groom, and the groom sips out of the one just used by the bride, the goblets oftentimes remaining tied together. Sometimes she uses only one goblet in giving the wine. She then places the goblets ...
Justus Doolittle, 1867
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The China Christian Advocate
N0 feast or entertainment is considered complete without it, and in some places not to Offer samshu to a guest is considered an insult. The country people make it without let or hindrance and drink it to their heart's content, and its use is just as ...
‎1914
10
The Chinese Year Book
"Kaoliang" W,incs Kiangsu "Samshu' Wines, Imported frorr outside the province and local-made ' "Samshu" Wines. "Fun" Wines, "Samshu" Wines, various kinds oi medicated Wines, colored Wines, scented Wines, papaya Wines, cassia flowers ...
Chʻao-ying Shih, Chʻi-hsien Chang, 1935

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAMSHU»

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1
Appointment of six VCs, four pro-VCs cancelled in Bihar
... Sanskrit University vice chancellor Arvind Kumar Pandey and Maulana Majharul Haque Arabic and Persian University vice chancellor Samshu Zoha. «indiatvnews.com, Dec 12»
2
Parvati Melton to marry a Mumbai realtor
Popular heroine Parvati Melton, who made her debut in Vennela and played in films like Madhumasam and Jalsa is getting married to Samshu Lalani, a real ... «IndiaGlitz, Dec 12»
3
Tipos de cerveza
En Japón, China y Corea, la cerveza se elabora con arroz y recibe el nombre de sake, samshu y suk, respectivamente. En África se usan mijo, sorgo y otras ... «ABC Color, Nov 11»
4
Assam Rifles' jawan kills 5 colleagues, 1 JCO
The victims have been identified as JCO Baldev Singh, Havildar Samshu Jama and riflemen Deewan Singh, W Islam, Nitish Kumar and Vikas Kumar. «Geo TV, Jan 09»
REFERENCE
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