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):

Others:

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

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
臺 北
Hyōgaiji Grade: 2
irregular

Proper noun

臺北(たいぺい) or 臺北(タイペイ) • (Taipei) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 台北: Taipei

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

Proper noun

臺(たい)北(ほく) or 臺北(タイホク) • (Taihoku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 台北: Taipei
Descendants

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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