臺中
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See also: 台中
Chinese
(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station |
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臺中/台中) | 臺/台 | 中 | |
| simp. (台中) | 台 | 中 | |
| anagram | 中臺／中台 | ||
Etymology 1
Officially, with the creation of Japanese 臺中縣 (Taichū-ken) in March 1896.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): toi4 zung1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thòi-chûng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-tiong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Táijhong
- Wade–Giles: Tʻai2-chung1
- Yale: Tái-jūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairjong
- Palladius: Тайчжун (Tajčžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: toi4 zung1
- Yale: tòih jūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: toi4 dzung1
- Guangdong Romanization: toi4 zung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòi-chûng
- Hakka Romanization System: toiˇ zungˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: toi2 zung1
- Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
臺中
- (～市) Taichung (special municipality of Taiwan)
- (～市) (historical) Taichung City (former provincial city of Taiwan)
- (～縣) (historical) Taichung County (a former county of Taiwan)
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Eastern Min (BUC): dài-dŏng
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: dài-dŏng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (t-)louŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
Noun
臺中
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 中間 (“middle”)