Tatan

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Tatan

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Borrowed from Mandarin 大膽 (Dàdǎn) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-tan³.

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  1. alternative Alternative form of Dadan Tátán.-Tátán 大担 is eight cables long, with a low sandy isthmus in the centre. The east end is the highest, (about 300 feet,) with a small circular watch-house and three chimneys on it. On the west side of the isthmus is a village. Between this island and the south end of Amoy, only one and a half fa

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@misc{tatan_2026,
  title = {Tatan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tatan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}