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| tai·pan [ t pàn ] (plural tai·pans) |
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foreign head of business in China: a foreigner in charge of a business or trading operation in China or Hong Kong, especially a powerful business tycoon
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| [Mid-19th century. < Chinese (Cantonese) daaihbāan] |
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