臺商

See also: 台商

Chinese

		(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station	commerce; consult
trad. (臺商)		臺	商
simp. (台商)		台	商

Etymology

Short for 臺灣商人／台湾商人 (Táiwān shāngrén)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táishāng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-siong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: táishāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: táishang
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai²-shang¹
  - Yale: tái-shāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairshang
  - Palladius: тайшан (tajšan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-siong
  - Tâi-lô: Tâi-siong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daisiofng
  - IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

臺商

Taiwan merchants; Taiwanese business, usually referring to those investing in Mainland China
臺商開發區／台商开发区 ― táishāng kāifāqū ― Taiwan Merchants Development Zone