Taiwanese — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a native or inhabitant of Taiwan

any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌaɪwənˈiːz/

🇬🇧British English

/tˌaɪwənˈiːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˌaɪwənˈiːz/

3 syllables Say it as /tˌaɪwənˈiːz/.

Examples

the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Min Min dialect Chinese Formosan Fukien Amoy Hokkianese Fukkianese

Parts of Speech

noun	a native or inhabitant of Taiwan
noun	any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language “the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh”

Word Forms

Formosa

noun

an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

taïwanais

un natif ou un habitant de Taiwan

🇪🇸Spanish

taiwanés

un nativo o habitante de Taiwán

🇳🇱Dutch

Taiwanees

een inwoner of inwoner van Taiwan

🇵🇹Portuguese

taiwanês

natural ou habitante de Taiwan

🇷🇺Russian

тайваньский

уроженец или житель Тайваня

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताइवानी

ताइवान का मूल निवासी या निवासी

🇧🇩Bengali

তাইওয়ানিজ

তাইওয়ানের স্থানীয় বা বাসিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

தைவானியர்கள்

தைவானின் பூர்வீகம் அல்லது குடியிருப்பாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తైవానీస్

తైవాన్ యొక్క స్థానికుడు లేదా నివాసి

🇮🇳Marathi

तैवानी

मूळ किंवा तैवानचा रहिवासी

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાઇવાન

તાઇવાનનો વતની અથવા રહેવાસી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೈವಾನೀಸ್

ತೈವಾನ್‌ನ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿವಾಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തായ്‌വാനീസ്

തായ്‌വാനിലെ ഒരു സ്വദേശി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിവാസി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਈਵਾਨੀ

ਤਾਈਵਾਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਜੱਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਨੀਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

تائیوان

تائیوان کا مقامی یا باشندہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

台湾

台湾本地人或居民

🇯🇵Japanese

台湾人

台湾の出身者または居住者

🇰🇷Korean

대만인

대만 출신 또는 거주자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người Đài Loan

người bản xứ hoặc cư dân Đài Loan

🇹🇭Thai

ชาวไต้หวัน

เป็นคนพื้นเมืองหรือชาวไต้หวัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

Taiwan

penduduk asli atau penduduk Taiwan

🇲🇾Malay

orang taiwan

orang asli atau penduduk Taiwan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التايوانية

مواطن أو ساكن في تايوان

🇮🇷Persian

تایوانی

بومی یا ساکن تایوان

🇹🇷Turkish

Tayvanlı

Tayvan'ın yerlisi veya sakini

🇮🇱Hebrew

טייוואני

יליד או תושב טייוואן

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