Tai-Pan (disambiguation)
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Tai-Pan
is a Cantonese term for the leader of a Hong, a western trading company operating in China or Hong Kong in the 19th century.
Taipan (island) may refer to an island with a small lifepoint population that speaks Hokkien.
Tai-Pan or Taipan may also refer to:
Tai-Pan
The term tai-pan was originally used to describe a foreign businessman in China or Hong Kong in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Cantonese colloquialism is now used in a more general sense for business executives of any origin...
is a Cantonese term for the leader of a Hong, a western trading company operating in China or Hong Kong in the 19th century.
Taipan (island) may refer to an island with a small lifepoint population that speaks Hokkien.
Tai-Pan or Taipan may also refer to:
- Tai-Pan (novel)Tai-Pan (novel)Tai-Pan is a novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1842 following the end of the First Opium War. It is the second book in Clavell's "Asian Saga".-Plot summary:...
, a novel by James Clavell- Tai-Pan (film)Tai-Pan (film)Tai-Pan is a 1986 film directed by Daryl Duke, loosely based on James Clavell's 1966 novel of the same name. While many of the same characters and plot twists are maintained, a few smaller occurrences are left out. Filmed under communist Chinese censorship, some portions of Clavell's story were...
, a 1986 film based on Clavell's novel
- Tai-Pan (film)
- The chief executives of Jardine Matheson and Swire are still commonly referred to as Taipans.
- "The Taipan", a short story by W Somerset Maugham
- Tai Pan ToursTai Pan ToursTai Pan Tours is a Toronto, Ontario-based operator with international reach. Established in 1989, the company grew from an Asian-oriented tour operator to a major player in the general tourism sector in southern Ontario. In 2005, company President and CEO, Mr...
, a tour operator in North America - TaipanTaipanThe taipans are a genus of large, fast, highly venomous Australasian snakes of the elapid family.-Overview:The taipan was named by Donald Thomson after the word used by the Wik-Mungkan Aboriginal people of central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.There are three known species: the coastal...
, a large Australian snake - Taipan!Taipan!Taipan! is a turn-based strategy computer game for the Apple II and TRS-80 which was created in 1982. It was created by Art Canfil and the company Mega Micro Computers, and published by Avalanche Productions....
, a computer game for the Apple II and TRS-80 - Taipan 4.9 and Taipan 5.7, high performance sailing catamarans made in Australia
- Tai-Pan or Albert ChengAlbert ChengAlbert Cheng Jing-han GBS , widely known as "Tai-pan" is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He is the chairman of Wave Media Limited which is currently preparing to open and operate a new radio station. He was also the host of Now TV's talk show, Sunday Taipan, on the Now Hong Kong Channel...
, a radio commentator-turned-politician in Hong Kong