daotai

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word daotai. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word daotai, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say daotai in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word daotai you have here. The definition of the word daotai will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdaotai, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: dàotái

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 道臺道台 (dàotái).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʊ.taɪ/, /taʊ.taɪ/

Noun

daotai (countable and uncountable, plural daotai or daotais)

  1. (historical) Synonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.
    • , volume XXXIV, London: John Murray, published 1865, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:
      TAIWAN, or Chinese Formosa, is considered a Foo or district of the province of Fokien, and is governed by a Taoutai extraordinary, who, though responsible to the provincial viceroy, possesses the privilege of memorialising the Throne direct.]

Translations