茅臺

Chinese

		thatch	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (茅臺/茅台)		茅	臺/台
simp. (茅台)		茅	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Máotái

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁴ toi⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bâu-tâi / Mâu-tâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Máotái
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Máotái
    • Wade–Giles: Mao²-tʻai²
    • Yale: Máu-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mautair
    • Palladius: Маотай (Maotaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maau⁴ toi⁴
    • Yale: màauh tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁴ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mao⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bâu-tâi
    • Tâi-lô: Bâu-tâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bau'daai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bau²⁴⁻²² tai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Mâu-tâi
    • Tâi-lô: Mâu-tâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mau'daai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mãu²⁴⁻²² tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mãu¹³⁻²² tai¹³/

Proper noun

茅臺

1. (～鎮) Maotai Town (a town in Renhuai, Guizhou, China)
2. (～酒) Moutai (a brand of Chinese baijiu)

Descendants

• → English: Moutai, Maotai
• → Russian: маотай (maotaj)