臺〔台〕 toi⁴ {tái}

(country) Abbreviation of Taiwan

臺〔台〕 toi⁴ {tái}

1. platform
2. stage
3. terrace
4. stand
5. support
6. station
7. broadcasting station
8. classifier for vehicles or machines

臺〔台〕 toi⁴ {Tái}

Taiwan (abbr.)

臺柱〔台-〕 toi⁴ cyu⁵ {tái zhù}

column; the main actors in a troupe; the backbone (important people) of an organisation

臺胞〔台-〕 toi⁴ baau¹ {Tái bāo}

Taiwan compatriot

臺幣〔台币〕 toi⁴ bai⁶ {Tái bì}

New Taiwan dollar

臺北〔台-〕 toi⁴ bak¹ {Tái běi}

Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan

臺詞〔台词〕 toi⁴ ci⁴ {tái cí}

1. an actor's lines
2. script

臺柱〔台-〕 toi⁴ cyu⁵ {tái zhù}

1. pillar
2. mainstay
3. star performer

臺大〔台-〕 toi⁴ daai⁶ {Tái dà}

abbr. for 臺灣大學

臺大〔台-〕 toi⁴ daai⁶ {Tái Dà}

abbr. for 臺灣大學

臺地〔台-〕 toi⁴ dei⁶ {tái dì}

1. tableland
2. mesa

臺諜〔台谍〕 toi⁴ dip⁶ {Tái dié}

Taiwan spy

臺甫〔台-〕 toi⁴ fu² {tái fǔ}

(polite) courtesy name

臺風〔台风〕 toi⁴ fung¹ {tái fēng}

stage presence, poise

臺階〔台阶〕 toi⁴ gaai¹ {tái jiē}

1. steps
2. flight of steps
3. step (over obstacle)
4. fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
5. bench (geology)

臺斤〔台-〕 toi⁴ gan¹ {Tái jīn}

Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)

臺基〔台-〕 toi⁴ gei¹ {tái jī}

stylobate (architecture)

臺海〔台-〕 toi⁴ hoi² {Tái hǎi}

abbr. for 台灣海峽, Taiwan strait

臺盟〔台-〕 toi⁴ mang⁴ {Tái Méng}

abbr. for 臺灣民主自治同盟

臺媒〔台-〕 toi⁴ mui⁴ {Tái méi}

Taiwan media

臺盆〔台-〕 toi⁴ pun⁴ {tái pén}

washbasin

臺西〔台-〕 toi⁴ sai¹ {Tái xī}

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

臺視〔台视〕 toi⁴ si⁶ {Tái shì}

Taiwan TV

臺商〔台-〕 toi⁴ soeng¹ {Tái shāng}

1. Taiwanese businessman
2. Taiwanese company

臺上〔台-〕 toi⁴ soeng⁶ {tái shàng}

on stage

臺灣〔台湾〕 toi⁴ waan¹ {Tái wān}

Taiwan

臺倭〔台-〕 toi⁴ wai² {Tái wō}

(derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover

臺資〔台资〕 toi⁴ zi¹ {Tái zī}

Taiwan capital or investments

臺子〔台-〕 toi⁴ zi² {tái zi}

1. platform
2. stand

臺中〔台-〕 toi⁴ zung¹ {Tái zhōng}

Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan

臺柱子〔台--〕 toi⁴ cyu⁵ zi² {tái zhù zi}

key actors/ actresses in a drama / theatre group

臺山話〔台-话〕 toi⁴ saan¹ waa² {tái shān huà}

Taishan dialect; Taishanese; Toishanese

臺灣人〔台湾-〕 toi⁴ waan¹ jan⁴ {Tái wān rén}

Taiwanese people

臺灣人〔台--〕 toi⁴ waan¹ jan⁴ {Tái wān rén}

Taiwanese

臺北縣〔台-县〕 toi⁴ bak¹ jyun⁶ {Tái běi xiàn}

Taibei or Taipei county in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市)

臺北市〔台--〕 toi⁴ bak¹ si⁵ {Tái běi shì}

Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan

臺東縣〔台东县〕 toi⁴ dung¹ jyun⁶ {Tái dōng xiàn}

Táidong or Taitung county in southeast Taiwan

臺虎鉗〔台-钳〕 toi⁴ fu² kim⁴ {tái hǔ qián}

bench vise

臺兒莊〔台儿庄〕 toi⁴ ji⁴ zong¹ {Tái ér zhuāng}

Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市, Shandong

臺面呢〔台--〕 toi⁴ min² nei⁴ {tái miàn ní}

1. baize
2. felt (esp. billiards table cover)

臺南府〔台--〕 toi⁴ naam⁴ fu² {Tái nán fǔ}

Tainan-Fu city in south Taiwan

臺南縣〔台-县〕 toi⁴ naam⁴ jyun⁶ {Tái nán xiàn}

Tainan county in south Taiwan

臺南市〔台--〕 toi⁴ naam⁴ si⁵ {Tái nán shì}

Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣, Taiwan

臺西鄉〔台-乡〕 toi⁴ sai¹ hoeng¹ {Tái xī xiāng}

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

臺式機〔台-机〕 toi⁴ sik¹ gei¹ {tái shì jī}

desktop computer

臺灣鵯〔台湾鹎〕 toi⁴ waan¹ bei¹ {Tái wān bēi}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)

臺灣島〔台湾岛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ dou² {Tái wān Dǎo}

Taiwan Island

臺灣省〔台湾-〕 toi⁴ waan¹ saang² {Tái wān shěng}

Taiwan province (PRC term)

臺中縣〔台-县〕 toi⁴ zung¹ jyun⁶ {Tái zhōng xiàn}

Taichung or Taizhong county in central Taiwan

臺中市〔台--〕 toi⁴ zung¹ si⁵ {Tái zhōng shì}

Taichung city in central Taiwan

臺南府市〔台---〕 toi⁴ naam⁴ fu² si⁵ {Tái nán fǔ shì}

Tainan-Fu city in south Taiwan

臺灣戴菊〔台湾--〕 toi⁴ waan¹ daai³ guk¹ {Tái wān dài jú}

(Chinese bird species) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)

臺灣大學〔台湾-学〕 toi⁴ waan¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Tái wān Dà xué}

1. National Taiwan University
2. abbr. to 臺大

臺灣藍鵲〔台湾蓝鹊〕 toi⁴ waan¹ laam⁴ zoek³ {Tái wān lán què}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

臺灣林鴝〔台湾-鸲〕 toi⁴ waan¹ lam⁴ keoi⁴ {Tái wān lín qú}

(Chinese bird species) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)

臺灣土狗〔台湾--〕 toi⁴ waan¹ tou² gau² {Tái wān tǔ gǒu}

Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan

臺灣畫眉〔台湾画-〕 toi⁴ waan¹ waa⁶ mei⁴ {Tái wān huà méi}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)

臺灣鷦鶥〔台湾鹪鹛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ ziu¹ mei⁴ {Tái wān jiāo méi}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)

臺灣雀鶥〔台湾-鹛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ zoek³ mei⁴ {Tái wān què méi}

(Chinese bird species) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)

臺灣斑翅鶥〔台湾--鹛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ baan¹ ci³ mei⁴ {Tái wān bān chì méi}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)

臺灣短翅鶯〔台湾--莺〕 toi⁴ waan¹ dyun² ci³ ang¹ {Tái wān duǎn chì yīng}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)

臺灣關係法〔台湾关系-〕 toi⁴ waan¹ gwaan¹ hai⁶ faat³ {Tái wān guān xì fǎ}

Taiwan relations act (of US Congress, 1979)

臺灣山鷓鴣〔台湾-鹧鸪〕 toi⁴ waan¹ saan¹ ze³ gu¹ {Tái wān shān zhè gū}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)

臺灣黃山雀〔台湾黄--〕 toi⁴ waan¹ wong⁴ saan¹ zoek³ {Tái wān huáng shān què}

(Chinese bird species) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)

臺灣紫嘯鶇〔台湾-啸鸫〕 toi⁴ waan¹ zi² siu³ dung¹ {Tái wān zǐ xiào dōng}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)

臺灣棕噪鶥〔台湾--鹛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ zung¹ cou³ mei⁴ {Tái wān zōng zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus)

臺灣高速鐵路〔台湾--铁-〕 toi⁴ waan¹ gou¹ cuk¹ tit³ lou⁶ {Tái wān gāo sù tiě lù}

Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail

臺灣白喉噪鶥〔台湾---鹛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ baak⁶ hau⁴ cou³ mei⁴ {Tái wān bái hóu zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)

臺灣擬啄木鳥〔台湾拟--鸟〕 toi⁴ waan¹ ji⁵ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {Tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)

臺灣酒紅朱雀〔台湾-红--〕 toi⁴ waan¹ zau² hung⁴ zyu¹ zoek³ {Tái wān jiǔ hóng zhū què}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)

臺灣斑胸鉤嘴鶥〔台湾--钩-鹛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ baan¹ hung¹ ngau¹ zeoi² mei⁴ {Tái wān bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi}

(Chinese bird species) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)

臺灣棕頸鉤嘴鶥〔台湾-颈钩-鹛〕 toi⁴ waan¹ zung¹ geng² ngau¹ zeoi² mei⁴ {Tái wān zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi}

(Chinese bird species) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)

臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功〔台---钟-台----〕 toi⁴ soeng⁶ jat¹ fan¹ zung¹ ，toi⁴ haa⁶ sap⁶ nin⁴ gung¹ {tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng}

ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)