For pronunciation and definitions of台湾 – see臺灣 (“Taiwan; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of臺灣). |
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台 | 湾 |
たい Grade: 2 | わん Grade: S |
kan'on |
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臺灣(kyūjitai) |
Borrowed fromLiterary Chinese臺灣, which came fromHokkien大員 (Tāi-oân),大圓,臺員,大灣,臺灣, etc., a placename initially referring to asandbank peninsula that latersilted up now wholly part of the island in the area of modern-dayAnping District,Tainan, and eventually became the name of the entire island. The original placename itself was likely originally a loanword transcription from possiblySiraya. CompareDutchTayouan,Mandarin臺灣 /台湾(Táiwān).
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台 | 湾 |
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臺灣(kyūjitai) |
台湾 (Taiwan)