Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A clear, very strong Chinese liquor distilled from sorghum.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They may serve mao-tai or other local liquor sometime during the meal.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•At each place at banquets, the Chinese set three glasses: a large one for beer, soda, or mineral water; a small wineglass; and a stemmed shot glass used for toasting usually with mao-tai, a very strong sorghum liquor.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Asians are proud of their local beverages, like sake in Japan, soju in Korea, and mao-tai in China.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Asians are proud of their local beverages, like sake in Japan, soju in Korea, and mao-tai in China.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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They may serve mao-tai or other local liquor sometime during the meal.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Asians are proud of their local beverages, like sake in Japan, soju in Korea, and mao-tai in China.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•At each place at banquets, the Chinese set three glasses: a large one for beer, soda, or mineral water; a small wineglass; and a stemmed shot glass used for toasting usually with mao-tai, a very strong sorghum liquor.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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They may serve mao-tai or other local liquor sometime during the meal.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•At each place at banquets, the Chinese set three glasses: a large one for beer, soda, or mineral water; a small wineglass; and a stemmed shot glass used for toasting usually with mao-tai, a very strong sorghum liquor.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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A half-dozen times on the trip Chang and Sen had sat in the hold, sipped the potent mao-tai that the captain always had in good supply on his ship and talked about life in China and in the United States.
hernesheir commented on the word mao-tai
Another one for the spirituous drink listers.
December 21, 2012