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타이완

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Korean

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Taiwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Taiwan
McCune–Reischauer?T'aiwan
Yale Romanization?thaiwan
Form from
Sino-Korean
대만(臺灣) (Daeman)
Form from
Standard Mandarin
타이완 (Taiwan)
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Proper noun

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타이완 (Taiwan)

  1. (South Korea) Taiwan (an island and partly-recognized country in East Asia)

Synonyms

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