臺南

See also: 台南

Chinese

		(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station	south
trad. (臺南/台南)		臺/台	南
simp. (台南)		台	南

Etymology

Officially, with the creation of Tainan Prefecture (臺南府) in 1887.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Táinán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ naam⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thòi-nàm
Min Nan (POJ): Tâi-lâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Táinán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairnan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: toi⁴ naam⁴
  - Yale: tòih nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ naam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ nam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːy̯²¹ näːm²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòi-nàm
  - Hakka Romanization System: toiˇ namˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: toi² nam²
  - IPA: /tʰoi̯¹¹ nam¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-lâm
  - Tâi-lô: Tâi-lâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dailaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taɪ²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taɪ²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taɪ¹³⁻²² lam¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taɪ²³⁻³³ lam²³/

Proper noun

臺南

(～市) Tainan (special municipality in southern Taiwan)
(～市) (historical) Tainan City (former provincial city, now part of the special municipality)
(～縣) (historical) Tainan County (former county, now part of the special municipality)

Synonyms

鳳凰城／凤凰城 (Fènghuángchéng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (臺南):

→ Japanese: 台 (たい)南 (なん) (Tainan)
→ Korean: 대남 (臺南, Daenam)
→ Vietnamese: Đài Nam (臺南)

- → English: Tainan
- → Korean: 타이난 (Tainan)
- → Russian: Тайнань (Tajnanʹ)

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