桃竹苗

Chinese

		peach	bamboo	sprout; seedling; descendant sprout; seedling; descendant; symptom of a trend; young; vaccine; Miao tribe
trad. (桃竹苗)		桃	竹	苗
simp. #(桃竹苗)		桃	竹	苗

Etymology

桃園／桃园 (Táoyuán, “Taoyuan”) + 新竹 (Xīnzhú, “Hsinchu”) + 苗栗 (Miáolì, “Miaoli”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Táozhúmiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Táozhúmiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Táojhúmiáo
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻao²-chu²-miao²
    • Yale: Táu-jú-myáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Taurjwumiau
    • Palladius: Таочжумяо (Taočžumjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

桃竹苗

1. (Taiwan) Taoyuan, Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, and Miaoli