also: コーリャンしゅ
kaoliang; sorghum liquor
A strong distilled Chinese spirit made from sorghum, similar to baijiu. The term is used in Japanese to refer specifically to this type of Chinese alcohol.
Chinese kaoliang is known for its high alcohol content.
He likes to drink kaoliang straight.
Standard kanji spelling using the Chinese-derived characters for sorghum and alcohol.
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling; コーリャン is a phonetic rendering of the Chinese word for sorghum.
From Chinese 高粱酒 (gāoliang jiǔ), literally 'sorghum liquor'. The Japanese reading こうりょうしゅ is the on'yomi of the kanji, while コーリャンしゅ uses a phonetic approximation of the Chinese word.