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The Tai are the groups of south east Asian peoples who speak Tai languages, all of which belong to the Sino- Tibetan language family. There are over 60 million speakers, the majority of whom live in Thailand. Tai peoples are also found in south-west China, north west Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and north Vietnam.
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Christy Chung (also known as Lai-Tai Chung and Li Ti Zhong) is a Canadian actress. She was born in 1970 at Montreal, Quebec. She started acting in films made in Hong Kong.
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The Cold Steel Tai Pan is an American fighting knife with a broad, straight-sided, double-edged 7 1/8 inch dagger blade with a spear point made of stainless steel.
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The Tai-Ping Rebellion was a civil war which took place in China from 1850 to 1866. The rebellion was led by Hung Siu-tsuan, who proclaimed himself the founder of a Tai-ping dynasty.
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Tai is an abbreviation for Taiwan
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Kap Tai Shap ('Collecting Tens') is a Rummy-like game played with a number of sets of 32 Chinese dominoes.
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Mao-tai is a strong liquor based upon sorghum distilled in south-west China.
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The Tai Kang was an American-built Chinese destroyer of 1150 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Decker. The Tai Kang was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 200. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; nine 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight depth charge throwers.
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The Tai Ping was an American-built Chinese destroyer of 1150 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Wyffels. The Tai Ping was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 200. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; nine 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight depth charge throwers.
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The Yu Tai is an American-built Taiwanese Amphon Class repair ship of 7826 tons displacement. The Yu Tai is powered by Westinghouse turbines providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carries a crew of 920 and is armed with one USN 5 inch/38 gun and three twin arrangements of Bofors 40 mm/56 anti-aircraft guns.
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