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Maotai

Syllables: Mao·tai

Maotai proper noun: a town in Renhuai, Zunyi, Guizhou, China. Also the alternative form of Moutai.

Proper noun

Maotai

  1. A town in Renhuai, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
    • MAOTAI CAPTURED BY SZECHUAN FORCES
    • The Szechuan pursuit forces, after recapturing Maotai, western Kweichow, crossed the Chihshui Ho (River) and we now reached Tsaochihpa, near the Kweichow-Szechuan border.1935, The China Weekly Review, volume 72, →OCLC, page 147

Also used as

Maotai is also the alternative form of Moutai.

Origin of Maotai

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 茅台 (Máotái) Wade-Giles: Mao²-tʻai², reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

Words that rhyme with Maotai

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Questions about Maotai

What does Maotai mean?
Maotai means a town in Renhuai, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
What part of speech is Maotai?
Maotai is a proper noun.

Words near Maotai in the dictionary

  1. Maoritanga
  2. maormor
  3. maormors
  4. Maors
  5. maos
  6. Maotai
  7. Maouri
  8. Maoyod
  9. Maoyon
  10. Maoz
  11. Maozes

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