Mao-tain.

Brit.

/maʊˈtʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmaʊˈtaɪ/

Forms: 1900s– Mao tai, 1900s– Mao-T'ai, 1900s– Maotai, 1900s– mao tai, 1900s– mao-t'ai, 1900s– moutai.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese máotáijiǔ.

Etymology: Shortened < Chinese máotáijiǔ < máotái Maotai, the name of a town in Guizhou province, south-west China + jiǔ liquor, spirit.

A strong alcoholic drink traditionally made in south-western China by distillation in a pot still of a fermented mixture of wheat and sorghum.

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1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) xxi. 154 He drank with me a bit of mao-t'ai, the fiery liquor of Hunan, in raising toasts for the occasion.

1967 D. Bloodworth Chinese Looking Glass xxiii. 239 The famous Chinese white wines—Mao-T'ai, Mei-Kuei-Lu, Pai-kan..—have the mule-kick of a bath-tub gin.

1973 Times 13 Sept. 16/6 Mao tai, the Chinese national spirit, had increased almost ten-fold in price on the Hongkong market since President Nixon set his lips to it.

1980 C. James Flying Visits (1984) 128 A clear white local fluid in which toasts are drunk, mao tai has the same effect as inserting your head in a cupboard and asking a large male friend to slam the door.

1987 Scribe 40 9/2 A splendid banquet... All this was washed down with the fiery ‘mao-tai’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mao-tai
释义	Mao-tain. Brit. /maʊˈtʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌmaʊˈtaɪ/ Forms: 1900s– Mao tai, 1900s– Mao-T'ai, 1900s– Maotai, 1900s– mao tai, 1900s– mao-t'ai, 1900s– moutai. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese máotáijiǔ. Etymology: Shortened < Chinese máotáijiǔ < máotái Maotai, the name of a town in Guizhou province, south-west China + jiǔ liquor, spirit. A strong alcoholic drink traditionally made in south-western China by distillation in a pot still of a fermented mixture of wheat and sorghum. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) xxi. 154 He drank with me a bit of mao-t'ai, the fiery liquor of Hunan, in raising toasts for the occasion. 1967 D. Bloodworth Chinese Looking Glass xxiii. 239 The famous Chinese white wines—Mao-T'ai, Mei-Kuei-Lu, Pai-kan..—have the mule-kick of a bath-tub gin. 1973 Times 13 Sept. 16/6 Mao tai, the Chinese national spirit, had increased almost ten-fold in price on the Hongkong market since President Nixon set his lips to it. 1980 C. James Flying Visits (1984) 128 A clear white local fluid in which toasts are drunk, mao tai has the same effect as inserting your head in a cupboard and asking a large male friend to slam the door. 1987 Scribe 40 9/2 A splendid banquet... All this was washed down with the fiery ‘mao-tai’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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