Pai
Encyclopedia
People
- Pai (surname)Pai (surname)Pai is a common surname amongst the Gowd Saraswat Brahmins of India. Pai is known to be a prakrit of Pati or "Lord". An unlikely source is leg or foot or one amassed wealth. Pai may have come from Appaya meaning elderbrother according to Poet B.B. Borkar.Families with the surname Pai, are...
(Devnagri:पै), includes Konkani region of India name origin, plus people with the name - Pai (Chinese surname), includes Chinese name origin, plus people with the name
- BaeBaeBae, also often spelled Pae or Pai, is a unique Korean family name. The South Korean census of 2000 found 372,064 people by this surname, or slightly less than 1% of the population....
, sometimes spelled "Pae" or "Pai"; includes Korean name origin, plus people with the name
Fictional characters
- Lee Pai Long, fictional character from SNK Playmore's fighting game series Art of Fighting
- Pai Chan, a character in the video game series Virtua Fighter
- Pai (Manga character), "3x3 Eyes", the anime character
- Pie (Tokyo Mew Mew), an antagonist in the manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew
Places
- Hong Kong islands
- Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun PaiAp Chau Mei Pak Tun PaiAp Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay . It under the administration of North District....
- Ap Chau Pak Tun PaiAp Chau Pak Tun PaiAp Chau Pak Tun Pai is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay . It under the administration of North District....
- Ap Lei PaiAp Lei PaiAp Lei Pai is an uninhabited island in Hong Kong, linked to the south of Ap Lei Chau in Hong Kong. It is located between the East Lamma Channel and Aberdeen Channel. It is under the administration of the Southern District.-External links:*...
- Ap Tan PaiAp Tan PaiAp Tan Pai is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay . It under the administration of North District....
- Ap Tau PaiAp Tau PaiAp Tau Pai is a small island between Yan Chau Tong and Crooked Harbour in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay , North-east of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District....
- Che Lei PaiChe Lei PaiChe Lei Pai is an island in Tolo Channel in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The island is the north of Pak Kok Chai and south of Fu Tau Sha. It is under the administration of Tai Po District....
- Hau Tsz Kok PaiHau Tsz Kok PaiHau Tsz Kok Pai is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. The name of the island literally translates to: dutiful son Kok Pai. It is located in Long Harbour , where it is in the North-east of New Territories....
- Shui Cham Tsui PaiShui Cham Tsui PaiShui Cham Tsui Pai is one of the islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of North District. It is located in Starling Inlet, in the north-east of the territory of Hong Kong....
- Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai
- Pai, Agra, in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Pai, ThailandPai, ThailandPai is a small town in northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, near the Myanmar border, about 50 miles/80 km north of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. It lies along the Pai River. The town has thesaban tambon status and covers parts of the tambon Wiang Tai of Pai district...
, a small town in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand- Amphoe PaiAmphoe PaiPai is the northeasternmost district of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring are Mueang Mae Hong Son, Pangmapha of Mae Hong Son Province, Shan State of Myanmar, Wiang Haeng, Chiang Dao, Mae Taeng, Samoeng and Galyani Vadhana of Chiang Mai Province.The important rivers...
, the district around the town - Pai RiverPai RiverThe Pai River originates in mountainous Pai, Mae Hong Son Province. The river flows down to Mueang Mae Hong Son district. The river tributes the Salween River in Kayah State, Myanmar. It is 180 km long. Located close to the Myanmar border, the Pai river offers several rafting options. The...
- Pai AirportPai AirportPai Airport is an airport serving Pai, a town in the Mae Hong Son Province of Thailand.-Airlines and destinations:...
- Amphoe Pai
Games
- Gwat Pai, Chinese dominoes set
- Zi paiZi paiZi Pai , is a card game played with a specially printed deck. The game originated in China, and is popular mainly in the southern part of Mainland China, especially Hunan Province. The game's general principles make it as interesting and attractive as possible...
, Chinese card game - Pai GowPai GowPai gow is a Chinese gambling game, played with a set of Chinese dominoes. Pai gow is played in unsanctioned casinos in most Chinese communities...
, Chinese gambling game- Pai gow pokerPai gow pokerPai Gow poker is an Americanized version of Pai Gow . The games of Pai Gow poker and Super Pan-9 were created by Sam Torosian and Fred Wolf.The game is played with a standard 52-card deck, plus a single joker...
, Americanized version
- Pai gow poker
Kung Fu martial arts styles
- Fu Jow PaiFu Jow PaiFu Jow Pai , originally named "Hark Fu Moon" , has its origins in Hoy Hong Temple. The system "was modeled after the demeanor and fighting strategy of an attacking tiger. The striking movements are lightning fast, agile and powerful...
- Lai Tung PaiLai Tung PaiLai Tung Pai is a martial art of Chinese origin, coming from the Sil Lum tradition in the Guangdong providence of China. The art was developed at the Kwangtung Temple and then was moved to the Hoi Tung Temple when the former was burned down during the Ching Dynasty...
- Nam Pai ChuanNam Pai ChuanNam Pai Chuan is a Shaolin kung fu style with centres in the UK, Belgium, France, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Australia and Malaysia. The name means "North-South Fist" and indicates its origin in the central Chinese style called "Fat Gar Kuen"...
- Pai lum
- Shaolin Nam Pai ChuanShaolin Nam Pai ChuanShaolin Nam Pai Chuan is the generic name for southern Shaolin boxing. This could include the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts....
- Tien Shan PaiTien Shan PaiTien Shan Pai is a northern style of Kung-fu which stresses rhythm, the demonstration of power accentuated by solid thuds made by the hands, the emitting of power from the entire body, the coordination of the hands and feet as well as blocks and strikes, high kicks and low sweeps, as well as...
- Wah lum paiWah lum paiWah Lum Pai/Hua Lin Pai 華林派 is one of many Chinese Martial Arts that has its origins in the Northern Praying Mantis System created by Wang Long in the Shaolin Monastery some 350 years ago....
Other uses
- Pai languages (Paipai, Walapai, Havasupai)
- Pai dialect of the Northern Sotho language
- Dai Pai DongDai Pai DongDai Pai Dong is a chain of medium range restaurants based in Hong Kong, owned by the Kampery Group . The chain has nothing to do with the traditional dai pai dong, except the name....
, chain of high-end restaurants based in Hong Kong - Pai Chai UniversityPai Chai UniversityPai Chai University is one of South Korea's oldest modern universities. Its campus is located in Seo-gu, in Daejeon metropolitan city, on the lower slopes of Yeonja Mountain. It has a present-day student body of about 14,000...
, located in South Korea - Pai Mu Tan, aka Bai Mu Dan, Chinese white tea
Acronyms
- PAI PartnersPAI PartnersPAI partners is a major European private equity house and is the leading private equity investor in the French market. It is one of the oldest and most experienced firms in the sector with its origins dating back to Paribas Affaires Industrielles, the historical principal investment activity of...
, a French private equity firm - Parachute Association of IrelandParachute Association of IrelandThe Parachute Association of Ireland is the or National Governing Body for Skydiving in the Republic of Ireland.it is affiliated to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale through the National Aero Club of Ireland and issues the FAI International Parachuting Certificates of Proficiency to...
, a representative/regulatory body for skydivers in Ireland - Parti Africain de l’Indépendance, the French name for the African Independence PartyAfrican Independence PartyAfrican Independence Party was a communist party in French West Africa . PAI was founded in Thiès, Senegal in 1957...
- Pathogenicity islandPathogenicity islandPathogenicity islands are a distinct class of genomic islands acquired by microorganisms through horizontal gene transfer. They are incorporated in the genome of pathogenic organisms but are usually absent from those non-pathogenic organisms of the same or closely related species...
, a distinct class of genomic island which is acquired by horizontal transfer - Personality Assessment InventoryPersonality Assessment InventoryPersonality Assessment Inventory , authored by Leslie Morey, PhD, is a multi-scale test of psychological functioning that assesses constructs relevant to personality and psychopathology evaluation in various contexts including psychotherapy, crisis/evaluation, forensic, personnel selection,...
, a test given by psychologists - Photoacoustic ImagingPhotoacoustic ImagingPhotoacoustic imaging, as a hybrid biomedical imaging modality, is developed based on the photoacoustic effect. In photoacoustic imaging, non-ionizing laser pulses are delivered into biological tissues...
- Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 also known as endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor or serpin E1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINE1 gene....
- Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 is a coagulation factor that inactivates tPA and urokinase. It is present in most cells, especially monocytes/macrophages...
- Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 also known as endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor or serpin E1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINE1 gene....
(PAI-1) and Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2, two proteins that inhibit fibrinolysis (breakdown of blood clots) - Polizia dell'Africa Italiana or the Italian Africa Police
- Polyamide-imidePolyamide-imidePolyamide-imides are thermoplastic amorphous polymers that have exceptional mechanical, thermal and chemical resistant properties. These properties put polyamide-imides at the top of the price and performance pyramid. Polyamide-imides are produced by Solvay Advanced Polymers under the trademark...
, a thermoplastic polymer - Polyatomic IonPolyatomic ionA polyatomic ion, also known as a molecular ion, is a charged species composed of two or more atoms covalently bonded or of a metal complex that can be considered as acting as a single unit in the context of acid and base chemistry or in the formation of salts. The prefix "poly-" means "many," in...
- Population Action InternationalPopulation Action InternationalPopulation Action International is an international nongovernmental organization that uses research and advocacy to improve global access to family planning and reproductive health care...
- Pre-Approval Inspection, a type of inspection performed by the US FDA of a manufacturing establishment