台灣

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See also 台湾, 臺灣, and 大灣

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simplified	台湾
traditional	臺灣 or 台灣

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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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IPA: [ tʰai˧˥u̯an˥˥ ]

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台灣 (traditional, Pinyin Táiwān, simplified 台湾)

Taiwan

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台湾海峽 (Táiwān hǎixiá)
台湾人 (Táiwānrén)

[edit] Min Nan

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(Quanzhou) IPA: [ tai˨˩uan˧˥ ]
(Zhangzhou) IPA: [ tai˧˧uan˧˥ ]

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台灣 (traditional, POJ Tâi-ôan, simplified 台湾)

Taiwan

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台灣海峽 (Tâi-ôan hái-kiap)
台灣人 (Tâi-ôan-lâng)

台灣

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