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 === Details ===
-* The name "Taiwan" is derived from the ethnonym of a tribe in the southwest part of the island.
+* "Taiwan" derives from the ethnonym of a tribe in the southwest part of the island
-* Use of the current Chinese name 臺灣 was formalized as early as 1684 with the establishment of [[Taiwan Prefecture]].
+* 1684: [[Taiwan Prefecture]] (臺灣府) was established
-* However, in Taiwanese, "{{wt|灣}}" is usually read ''{{x|oafn}}'' ([[high tone]]/#1), not ''{{x|oaan}}'' ([[Hoesoaan-ym|curving up tone]]/#5).
+* In Taiwanese, "{{wt|灣}}" is usually read ''{{x|oafn}}'' ([[high tone]]/#1), not ''{{x|oaan}}'' ([[Hoesoaan-ym|curving up tone]]/#5).
-* Thus it appears that ''Taioaan'' is more closely related to historical variants 臺員 and 臺圓, where 員 and 圓 are both properly read as ''{{x|oaan}}'' (''[[Buun-peh-i-thak|buun]]'' readings).
+* Other phonetic transliterations include 大員, 大圓, 臺員, 臺圓, and 大灣. 員 and 圓 are read as ''{{x|oaan}}'' (''[[Buun-peh-i-thak|buun]]'' readings).
-* You will find other cases where Taiwanese does not quite align with written [[Harnji]]: [[Køelaang]], [[Bafngkaq]], [[Pangkiøo]]
+* See also: [[Køelaang]], [[Bafngkaq]], [[Pangkiøo]]
 === Example Derived terms ===