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台湾

台湾

See also: 台灣 and 臺灣

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 台湾 – see 臺灣. (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.

Japanese

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

台湾

Etymology

From Chinese 臺灣

Proper noun

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

Taiwan

Derived terms

台 (たい)湾 (わん)人 (じん) ‎(Taiwan-jin, “Taiwanese person/people”)
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) ‎(Taiwan-go, “Taiwanese language”)