daotai
/daʊ.taɪ/
daotai noun: synonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.
Noun
daotai (countable and uncountable, plural daotai or daotais)
- Synonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.
- TAIWAN, or Chinese Formosa, is considered a Foo or district of the province of Fokien, and is governed by a Taoutai extraordinary, who, though responsible to the provincial viceroy, possesses the privilege of memorialising the Throne direct.[1864, Robert Swinhoe, “Notes on the Island of Formosa.”, in The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, volume XXXIV, London: John Murray, published 1865, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6
- Synonyms:
- circuit intendant
Synonyms of daotai
Forms of daotai
| plural | daotai |
|---|---|
| plural | daotais |
| alternative form | taotai |
| alternative form | tao tai |
Origin of daotai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 道臺／道台 (dàotái).
Questions about daotai
- What does daotai mean?
- Daotai means synonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.
- What part of speech is daotai?
- Daotai is a noun.
- How do you pronounce daotai?
- Daotai is pronounced /daʊ.taɪ/.
- What is the plural of daotai?
- The plural of daotai is daotai.
Words near daotai in the dictionary
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