ᡨᠠᡳᠸᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tʰai.wan]

Proper noun

ᡨᠠᡳᠸᠠᠨ • (taiwan)

1. Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands)
2. Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)