臺蛙

Chinese

		(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station	frog
trad. (臺蛙/台蛙)		臺/台	蛙
simp. (台蛙)		台	蛙

Etymology

From implying Taiwanese people are 井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā, “people of very limited outlook and experience, lit. frogs at the bottom of a well”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táiwā

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táiwā
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táiwa
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai²-wa¹
    • Yale: tái-wā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairua
    • Palladius: тайва (tajva)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wä⁵⁵/

Noun

臺蛙

1. (derogatory) person from Taiwan; Taiwanese people