台湾

台湾

See also: 台灣 and 臺灣

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 台湾 – see 臺灣 (“Taiwan; etc.”). (This term, 台湾, is the simplified form of 臺灣.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
台	湾
たい Grade: 2	わん Grade: S
on’yomi

台湾

Etymology

From Chinese 臺灣. Compare Mandarin 臺灣 (Táiwān).

Proper noun

台湾 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 臺灣, hiragana たいわん, rōmaji Taiwan)

1. Taiwan

Derived terms

• 台 (たい)湾 (わん)人 (じん) (Taiwanjin, “Taiwanese person”)
• 台 (たい)湾 (わん)海 (かい)峡 (きょう) (Taiwan Kaikyō, “Taiwan Strait”)
• 台 (たい)湾 (わん)語 (ご) (Taiwango, “Taiwanese language”)
• 台 (タイ)北 (ペイ) (Taipei)
• 台 (たい)南 (なん) (Tainan)