Táiwáán

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Etymology

From English Taiwan, from Mandarin 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɑ́ɪ̀wɑ́ːn/

Proper noun

Táiwáán

  1. Taiwan

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