茅台 Maotai or Moutai?
I have a question about the famous Maotai liquor. In this website dictionary, the pinyin of 茅台 is "Máotái", but here in China, on the brand's advertisement, we can read "Moutai", with a "o" instead of the "a"?
Why?

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Yeah,you're right. the pinyin of 茅台 is "Máotái",not Moutai.According to the web,"MOUTAI' is the international registered design,not pinyin.Foreigners read "茅台" like that originally,People consider that this pronunciation has a high reputation,so they name 茅台 as this way which isn't pinin.
据称，“MOUTAI”是茅台酒的国际注册商标，并非汉语拼音。最初外国人读“茅台”二字就这样发音，考虑到此读音在国际上已具知名度，公司干脆就给茅台酒取了这个音译名。

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Maotai