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

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

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

Descendants

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