Moutai

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mou-tai, a former romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 茅臺／茅台 (Máotái).

Proper noun

Moutai

  1. A brand of Chinese baijiu produced in the town of Maotai in the province of Guizhou.

Usage notes

"Moutai" is the legal English brand name of the liquor in question, although it is increasingly referred to as "Maotai" from the standard Hanyu Pinyin transcription of the name.

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