Taai-oaan (Harnji)

Taai-oaan 🔊 (taai+oaan; Harnji: 臺灣/臺員/臺圓; Taioaan) hit'nng ji si:

• taai 🔊 (tai5)
• oaan 🔊 (oan5)

Pronunciation

after tone sandhi

• (Zoanciw) IPA: tai˨˩uan˧˥ Taix,oaan 🔊
• (Ciangciw) IPA: tai˧˧uan˧˥ Tai,oaan 🔊

Proper noun

臺灣 (tr., MTL Taioaan, MTLP Taai 🔊+oaan 🔊, POJ Tâi-ôan, s. 台湾)

1. Taiwan

Usage notes

• Reading of Harnji "灣" is usually (oafn 🔊) (high tone/#1). The reading of "oaan 🔊" (curving up tone/#5) is rare.

• Historical variants 臺員 and 臺圓 (Taai oaan 🔊) are both properly read as Template:Tts2.

• All three variations may be read as Taixoaan 🔊 in the northern accent, historically found in Zoanciw, Hokkiexn.

Derived terms

• 臺灣海峽 (Taioaan Haykiab)
• 臺灣人 (Taioaan-laang)