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, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
臺灣 (kyūjitai)

台湾

Etymology

From Chinese 台灣／台湾, 臺灣／台湾. Compare Mandarin 台灣／台湾, 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいわ​ん [tàíwáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iɰᵝã̠ɴ]

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Proper noun

台(たい)湾(わん) • (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(たい)北(ほく) (Taihoku), 台(たい)北(ぺー) (Taipē)
• 台(たい)南(なん) (Tainan)