Dictionary

Taiwanese en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /taɪwəˈniːz/ (UK)
• /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ (US)
• tī'wä-nēzʹ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Taiwan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Taiwanese From Taiwan + -ese.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.
   • At 6.30 am on 23 August 1958, Mao delivered his response to Khrushchev's peace initiative. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) rained thousands of artillery shells onto the Taiwanese islands of Kinmen and Matsu. The bombardment continued unabated for 44 days, during which time Kinmen sustained hits from over 474,000 artillery shells. 1998, Robert Storey, “Islands of the Taiwan Straits”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 308:
   • As Reece Overhalt spoke to the President, the first reports came in of China’s invasion of the Taiwanese island of Peikan, just off the coast of Fujian. 1997, Humphrey Hawksley, Simon Hoberton, chapter 7, in Dragon Strike: The Millennium War (Fiction), Sidgwick & Jackson, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 338:
   • We know the “ethnic” distribution between Taiwanese and mainland Chinese households in each district (ch’ü) of Taipei. In 1963, the percent of Taiwanese households varied from only 28.8% in Taan district to 86% in Chiencheng district. In 1991, Taan again had the lowest percent of Taiwanese households (63%) and Tatung the highest (86%). 1996, Robert M. Marsh, “Solidarity with Extended Kin”, in The Great Transformation: Social Change in Taipei, Taiwan Since the 1960s, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 149–150:

Forms

Deriveds

Taiwaneseness

Translations (42)

pt taiuanês (relating to Taiwan) · nn taiwansk (relating to Taiwan) · af Taiwannees (relating to Taiwan) · ga Téavánach (relating to Taiwan) · ar تَايْوَانِيّ (relating to Taiwan) · ru тайва́ньский (relating to Taiwan) · nb taiwansk (relating to Taiwan) · be тайва́ньскі (relating to Taiwan) · da taiwansk (relating to Taiwan) · de Taiwan- (relating to Taiwan) · mk тајвански (relating to Taiwan) · pl tajwański (relating to Taiwan) · de taiwanisch (relating to Taiwan) · af Taiwans (relating to Taiwan) · cmn 臺灣的 /台灣的 /台湾的 (relating to Taiwan) · fo taivanskur (relating to Taiwan) · ko 대만의 (relating to Taiwan) · es taiwanés (relating to Taiwan) · bg тайва́нски (relating to Taiwan) · ro taiwanez (relating to Taiwan) · it taiwanese (relating to Taiwan) · ast taiwanés (relating to Taiwan) · hu tajvani (relating to Taiwan) · gl taiwanés (relating to Taiwan) · sw Kitaiwani (relating to Taiwan) · nl Taiwanees (relating to Taiwan) · is taívanskur (relating to Taiwan) · fr taïwanais (relating to Taiwan) · ja 台湾の (relating to Taiwan) · nan-hbl 臺灣的 /台灣的 /台湾的 (relating to Taiwan) · sh та̏јва̄нскӣ (relating to Taiwan) · sv taiwanesisk (relating to Taiwan) · sl tájvanski (relating to Taiwan) · cs tchajwanský (relating to Taiwan) · sk taiwanský (relating to Taiwan) · sh tȁjvānskī (relating to Taiwan) · uk тайва́нський (relating to Taiwan) · pt taiwanês (relating to Taiwan) · ca taiwanès (relating to Taiwan) · hi ताइवानी (relating to Taiwan) · ko 타이완의 (relating to Taiwan) · fi taiwanilainen (relating to Taiwan)

Taiwanese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /taɪwəˈniːz/ (UK)
• /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ (US)
• tī'wä-nēzʹ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Taiwan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Taiwanese From Taiwan + -ese.

Meanings

1. (collective, in-plural, plural, plural-only) People from Taiwan.
   • Congregations consist mainly of Mandarin-speaking refugees from the mainland but Taiwanese are not excluded. Student centers were established at Taipei, Panchiao, and Tainan for Bible study, fellowship, and personal counseling. 1965, “Lutheranism in Asia”, in Julius Bodensieck, editor, The Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church, volume I, Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 125, column 1:
   • Taiwan was the touchstone for both sides. We felt that we should not and could not abandon the Taiwanese; we were committed to Taiwan's right to exist as an independent nation. 1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 570:

Translations (59)

es taiwanesa (person from Taiwan) · tl taywanes (person from Taiwan) · pl Tajwańczyk (person from Taiwan) · nn taiwanar (person from Taiwan) · nl Taiwanees (person from Taiwan) · bg тайва́нец (person from Taiwan) · ast taiwanés (person from Taiwan) · ar تَايْوَانِيّ (person from Taiwan) · ro taiwanez (person from Taiwan) · eo tajvananino (person from Taiwan) · vi người Đài Loan (person from Taiwan) · ko 대만인 (person from Taiwan) · fi taiwanilainen (person from Taiwan) · hu tajvani (person from Taiwan) · la taiwanensis (person from Taiwan) · yue 臺灣人 /台灣人 /台湾人 (person from Taiwan) · de Taiwaner (person from Taiwan) · af Taiwannees (person from Taiwan) · ru тайва́нец (person from Taiwan) · de Taiwanese (person from Taiwan) · ga Téavánach (person from Taiwan) · ca taiwanesa (person from Taiwan) · nl Taiwanese (person from Taiwan) · ar تَايْوَانِيَّة (person from Taiwan) · ca taiwanès (person from Taiwan) · cmn 臺灣人 /台灣人 /台湾人 (person from Taiwan) · nan-hbl 臺灣人 /台灣人 /台湾人 (person from Taiwan) · de Taiwanerin (person from Taiwan) · id orang Taiwan (person from Taiwan) · pl Tajwanka (person from Taiwan) · ru тайва́нька (person from Taiwan) · ast taiwanesa (person from Taiwan) · ja 台湾人 (person from Taiwan) · ro taiwaneză (person from Taiwan) · es taiwanés (person from Taiwan) · sl Tájvanka (person from Taiwan) · ru тайва́нка (person from Taiwan) · af Taiwanner (person from Taiwan) · fr Taïwanais (person from Taiwan) · ko 타이완인 (person from Taiwan) · ru жи́тельница Тайва́ня (person from Taiwan) · sv taiwanes (person from Taiwan) · da taiwaner (person from Taiwan) · sw Mtaiwani (person from Taiwan) · hak 臺灣人 /台灣人 /台湾人 (person from Taiwan) · cs Tchajwanec (person from Taiwan) · ko 대만 사람 (person from Taiwan) · pt taiwanês (person from Taiwan) · eo tajvanano (person from Taiwan) · it taiwanese (person from Taiwan) · sl Tájvanec (person from Taiwan) · gl taiwanés (person from Taiwan) · fr Taïwanaise (person from Taiwan) · hi ताइवानी (person from Taiwan) · ko 타이완 사람 (person from Taiwan) · sv taiwanesiska (person from Taiwan) · nb taiwaner (person from Taiwan) · pt taiwanesa (person from Taiwan) · tr Tayvanlı (person from Taiwan)

Taiwanese en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /taɪwəˈniːz/ (UK)
• /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ (US)
• tī'wä-nēzʹ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Taiwan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Taiwanese From Taiwan + -ese.

Meanings

1. The variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo.
   • The gay and lesbian movement in Taiwan is composed largely of students and other intellectuals and therefore is largely Mandarin-speaking, middle-class, and young. Koa-a-hi actresses, by contrast, almost always speak Taiwanese as their primary language, are rarely educated beyond elementary school, and can barely make ends meet. 1999, Teri Silvio, “Reflexivity, Bodily Praxis and Identity in Taiwanese Opera”, in GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, volume 5, number 4, Duke University Press, pages 585–604:
   • Language. Mandarin is the official language, but many people speak Taiwanese (a variant of a southern Chinese dialect) and Japanese. The younger generation and those engaged in the tourist trade speak some English. 1975, Lawrence A. Clancy, Sunset Travel Guide to the Orient: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing Co., page 108:

Relateds

Taiwanese Hokkien · Formosan

Synonyms

Holo · Hoklo

Translations (35)

sw Kitaiwani (language) · ko 타이완어 (language) · cmn 臺語 /台语 (language) · nan-hbl 台語 (language) · cmn 臺灣話 /台湾话 (language) · ru тайва́ньский (language) · ko 대만어 (language) · nan-hbl 臺語 /台语 (language) · hi ताइवानी (language) · yue 台語 (language) · nan-hbl 台灣話 /台湾话 (language) · vi tiếng Đài Loan (language) · cmn 台灣話 /台湾话 (language) · yue 台灣話 /台湾话 (language) · da taiwansk (language) · nan-hbl 臺灣話 /台湾话 (language) · cmn 台語 (language) · de Taiwanisch (language) · ro taiwaneză (language) · pl tajwański (language) · id Bahasa Hokkien Taiwan (language) · yue 臺語 /台语 (language) · yue 臺灣話 /台湾话 (language) · is tævanska (language) · cmn 臺灣閩南語 /台湾闽南语 (language) · el ταϊβανικά (language) · hu tajvani (language) · hak 臺灣話 /台湾话 (language) · af Taiwannees (language) · nl Taiwanees (language) · vi tiếng Phúc Kiến Đài Loan (language) · ja 台湾語 (language) · hak 台灣話 /台湾话 (language) · fr taïwanais (language) · pt taiwanês (language)