台灣 (toi4 waan1 | tai2 wan1) : Taiwan

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台灣

toi4 waan1

tai2 wan1

Taiwan; also written 臺灣

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 16,900,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

台灣 / 台湾

This word has been viewed 3895 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 27th Jul 2004 18:43 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

台 toi4 - terrace; platform; stand; Taiwan; your
灣 waan1 - bay; cove; inlet; gulf

15 compounds containing this word:

台灣幣 - Taiwan Dollar; New Taiwanese Dollar
台灣話 - Taiwanese Chinese (language)
台灣商人 - Taiwanese businesspeople
台灣菜 - Taiwanese food, Taiwanese cuisine
台灣牌 - Taiwanese mahjong
台灣關係法 - Taiwan Relations Act (of 1975)
台灣疾病控制中心 - Taiwan's Center for Disease Control
台灣海峽 - Taiwan Strait
台灣高速鐵路 - Taiwan High Speed Rail
台灣問題 - the Taiwan problem or conflict
台灣相思 - Acacia confusa (acacia)
台灣第一夫人 - Taiwan's First Lady
Common Formations:
國務院台灣事務辦公室 - Taiwan Affairs Office
台灣銀行 - Bank of Taiwan
台灣民主自治同盟 - Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League

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我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

香港先進過台灣粵
Hong Kong is more advanced than Taiwan.
[Lit. Hong Kong advanced surpass Taiwan]

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

臺灣 toi4 waan1 tai2 wan1 = Taiwan

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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Decimal representation of this word: 台灣

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15 compounds containing this word:

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *