臺北

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See also: 台北

Chinese

short for 臺灣 north
trad. (臺北/台北) 臺/台 北
simp. (台北) 台 北
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Etymology

Officially, with the creation of Taipeh Prefecture (臺北府) in 1875.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

臺北

  1. (～市) Taipei (capital and special municipality of Taiwan, Republic of China)
  2. (～縣) (historical) Taipei County (former county in Taiwan, now called New Taipei)

Usage notes

  • Although use of the full traditional form of 臺 is encouraged by the ROC Ministry of Education,[1] the form 台北 is now more common than 臺北 in Taiwan and areas where traditional Chinese is used.

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (臺北):

Others:

References

  1. ^ Shih Hsiu-chuan (2010 December 14) “Premier respects ‘choice’ on spelling”, in Taipei Times‎, retrieved 8 January 2015, page 3

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臺 北
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular
Kanji in this term
臺 北
たい
Hyōgai 		ほく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 臺北 – see the following entry.
【台北たいぺい】
Taipei (the capital city of Taiwan)
Alternative spelling
タイペイ
【台北たいほく】
Taipei (the capital city of Taiwan)
Alternative spelling
タイホク
(This term, 臺北, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
臺北

Proper noun

臺北 • (Daebuk) (hangeul 대북)

  1. hanja form? of 대북 (“Taipei”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
臺北

Proper noun

臺北

  1. chữ Hán form of Đài Bắc (“Taipei”).
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