Taiwanese
English · Deutsch · Italiano · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
Taiwanese
- /taɪwəˈniːz/ UK
- /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ US
Rhymes with -iːz
adjective more Taiwanese · most Taiwanese
- Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc. 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 household
noun
- 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.
proper noun
- The variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: formosan, chinese, amoy, fukien, min, fukkianese, hokkianese, min dialect, taiwan, formosa, taipei, native, nativist, terrace, station, song
Translations
Every language
adj relating to Taiwan
| Español | taiwanés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대만의 Daeman-ui, 타이완의 Taiwan-ui |
| 日本語 | 台湾の |
| 中文 | 臺灣的 /台灣的 /台湾的 Táiwān de |
| हिन्दी | ताइवानी tāivānī |
| Kiswahili | Kitaiwani |
| Português | taiwanês, taiuanês |
| Français | taïwanais |
| Deutsch | taiwanisch, Taiwan- |
| Italiano | taiwanese |
| Română | taiwanez |
| Русский | тайва́ньский tajvánʹskij |
| العربية | تَايْوَانِيّ taywāniyy |
noun person from Taiwan
| Español | taiwanés, taiwanesa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대만인 daemanin, 타이완인 taiwanin, 대만 사람 daeman saram, 타이완 사람 taiwan saram |
| 日本語 | 台湾人 taiwanjin |
| 中文 | 臺灣人 /台灣人 /台湾人 táiwānrén |
| हिन्दी | ताइवानी tāivānī |
| Kiswahili | Mtaiwani |
| Português | taiwanês, taiwanesa |
| Français | Taïwanais, Taïwanaise |
| Deutsch | Taiwaner, Taiwanerin, Taiwanese |
| Italiano | taiwanese |
| Română | taiwanez, taiwaneză |
| Русский | тайва́нец tajvánec, жи́тельница Тайва́ня žítelʹnica Tajvánja, тайва́нька tajvánʹka, тайва́нка tajvánka |
| Tiếng Việt | người Đài Loan |
| العربية | تَايْوَانِيّ taywāniyy, تَايْوَانِيَّة taywāniyya |
name language
| 한국어 | 대만어 daemaneo, 타이완어 taiwaneo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 台湾語 taiwango |
| 中文 | 台灣話 /台湾话 Táiwānhuà, 臺灣話 /台湾话 táiwānhuà, 台語 Táiyǔ, 臺語 /台语 táiyǔ |
| हिन्दी | ताइवानी tāivānī |
| Kiswahili | Kitaiwani |
| Português | taiwanês |
| Français | taïwanais |
| Deutsch | Taiwanisch |
| Ελληνικά | ταϊβανικά taïvaniká |
| Română | taiwaneză |
| Русский | тайва́ньский tajvánʹskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Đài Loan, tiếng Phúc Kiến Đài Loan |
Talk about this word "Taiwanese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taiwanese. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Taiwanese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taiwanese "Taiwanese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taiwanese.Cite this
@misc{taiwanese_2026,
title = {Taiwanese},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taiwanese},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
