台灣
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[edit] Mandarin
| 台湾 | |
| 臺灣 or 台灣 |
[edit] Etymology
Phonetic transliteration of Sirayan term for "foreigner", recorded in Dutch records as "Tayowan" (and other variants), and in Chinese characters as "台窩灣" (and variants 大員, 大圓, 台員, 台圓).
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[edit] Proper noun
台灣 (traditional, Pinyin Táiwān, simplified 台湾)
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[edit] Proper noun
台灣 (traditional, POJ Tâi-ôan, simplified 台湾)