臺南
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See also: 台南
Chinese
| short for 臺灣 | south | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臺南/台南) | 臺/台 | 南 | |
| simp. (台南) | 台 | 南 | |
Etymology
Officially, with the creation of Tainan Prefecture (臺南府) in 1887.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Táinán
- Wade–Giles: Tʻai2-nan2
- Yale: Tái-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairnan
- Palladius: Тайнань (Tajnanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: toi4 naam4
- Yale: tòih nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: toi4 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: toi4 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòi-nàm
- Hakka Romanization System: toiˇ namˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: toi2 nam2
- Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯¹¹ nam¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
臺南
- (～市) Tainan (special municipality in southern Taiwan)
- (～市) (historical) Tainan City (former provincial city, now part of the special municipality)
- (～縣) (historical) Tainan County (former county, now part of the special municipality)