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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ124635340 ↗
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Guotai or Guo Tai is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, usually in reference to a traditional expression about a peaceful and prosperous era in a country's history.

It may refer to:

Business

Guotai Junan Securities, a Chinese listed company, a securities broker and an investment bank, that formed by a merger

Guotai Junan Futures, a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities

Guotai Junan International Holdings, a listed company based in Hong Kong and a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities

Guotai Securities, a predecessor of Guotai Junan Securities

Cathay Pacific Airways, known as just Cathay Pacific, is a Hong Kong–based airline, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai hangkong

Cathay Bank, a United States bank that was specialized for Chinese communities, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Yinhang

Cathay General Bancorp, parent company of Cathay Bank, a listed company in NASDAQ

Cathay United Bank, a Taiwanese financial services company, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Shihua Yinhang

Cathay Life Insurance, a Taiwanese insurance company, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Renshou

Cathay Organisation, a Singapore film company, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Jigou

Cathay Organisation (Hong Kong), formerly known as Motion Picture & General Investment, a Hong Kong–based film company and a subsidiary of Cathay Organisation

Buildings

Cathay Theatre, a historical landmark movie theatre in Shanghai, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Dianyingyuan

The Cathay, a historical landmark movie theatre in Singapore that was owned by Cathay Organisation

Cathay City, headquarters of Cathay Pacific Airways

Names

Guotai (given name), also in the form of Kowk Tai, Kok Thay

Guo Tai (Chinese: 郭泰, a.k.a.

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