mao-tai

American  

[mou-tahy] / ˈmaʊˈtaɪ /

Or mao tai

noun

1. a strong, colorless liquor of China distilled from sorghum and resembling vodka but usually of higher proof.

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Etymology

Origin of mao-tai

From the Chinese word Máutái, place in Guizhou province where it was made

Example Sentences

There was Vice President George Bush, smiling affably as his host, Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping, raised a glass of mao-tai in a toast to Sino-American friendship.

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To his horror the fire would not go out; the bowl burst and sent flaming mao-tai across the table top.

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Moscow's overtures to Peking raise questions about Sino-U.S. ties Ever since Chou En-lai first raised a goblet of fiery mao-tai to welcome Richard Nixon on his historic visit to Peking in 1972, American and Chinese officials have been toasting the friendship between the great Chinese and American peoples.

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The Soviet official washed down a slice of spiced duck with a slug of mao-tai at the 24th yearly National Day* celebration in the Chinese embassy in Moscow last week and proclaimed: "I am still optimistic."

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