第四臺

Chinese

		fourth; fourthly	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (第四臺/第四台)		第四	臺/台
simp. (第四台)		第四	台

Etymology

In the past, only three TV companies (Taiwan Television, China Television, and Chinese Television System, known collectively as 老三臺 / 老三台 (“old three channels”)) were allowed to broadcast in Taiwan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dìsìtái

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄙˋ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai⁶ sei³ toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dìsìtái
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄙˋ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìsìhtái
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴-ssŭ⁴-tʻai²
    • Yale: dì-sz̀-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihsyhtair
    • Palladius: дисытай (disytaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai⁶ sei³ toi⁴
    • Yale: daih sei tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai⁶ sei³ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei⁶ séi³ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯²² sei̯³³ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Noun

第四臺

1. (Taiwan) unofficial TV station; (in general) cable TV