臺北

See also: 台北

Chinese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation


Proper noun

臺北

  1. () Taipei (capital and special municipality of Taiwan)
  2. () (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.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (臺北):

Others:

References

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Grade: 2
Irregular

Proper noun

臺北 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 台北, hiragana たいぺい, katakana タイペイ, rōmaji Taipei)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 台北: Taipei

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たい
Hyōgaiji
ほく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

臺北 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 台北, hiragana たいほく, katakana タイホク, rōmaji Taihoku)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 台北: Taipei

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

臺北 (Daebuk) (hangeul 대북)

  1. Hanja form? of 대북 (Taipei).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Proper noun

臺北

  1. Hán tự form of Đài Bắc (Taipei).
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