臺北

See also: 台北

Chinese

short for 臺灣 north
trad. (臺北/台北) 臺/台 北
simp. (台北) 台 北

Etymology

Officially, with the creation of Taipeh Prefecture (臺北府) in 1875.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

臺北

  1. (～市) Taipei (capital and special municipality of Taiwan, Republic of China)
  2. (～縣) (historical) Taipei County (former county in Taiwan, now called New Taipei)

Usage notes

  • Although use of the full traditional form of 臺 is encouraged by the ROC Ministry of Education,[1] the form 台北 is now more common than 臺北 in Taiwan and areas where traditional Chinese is used.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (臺北):
  • → Japanese: 台(たい)北(ほく) (Taihoku)
  • → Korean: 대북(臺北) (Daebuk)
  • → Vietnamese: Đài Bắc (臺北)

Others:

References

  1. ^ Shih Hsiu-chuan (14 December 2010) “Premier respects ‘choice’ on spelling”, in Taipei Times‎[1], retrieved 8 January 2015, page 3

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臺 北
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular
Kanji in this term
臺 北
たい
Hyōgai 		ほく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 臺北 – see the following entry.
【台北たいぺい】
[proper noun] Taipei (the capital city of Taiwan)
Alternative spelling
タイペイ
【台北たいほく】
[proper noun] Taipei (the capital city of Taiwan)
Alternative spelling
タイホク
(This term, 臺北, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
臺北

Proper noun

臺北 • (Daebuk) (hangeul 대북)

  1. hanja form? of 대북 (“Taipei”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
臺北

Proper noun

臺北

  1. chữ Hán form of Đài Bắc (“Taipei”)
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