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 Tái wān Taiwan
 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
 zhuǎn zǎi to forward (a shipment) / to reprint sth published elsewhere / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]
 chéng shú mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]
 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
 Tái běi Taipei, capital of Taiwan
 bào guāng to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
 jì lù variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
 liǎng àn bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]
 mú jù mold / matrix / pattern or die / Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4]
 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4]
 Cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
 shū shu father's younger brother / uncle / Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5] / CL:個|个[ge4]
 Gǎng Tái Hong Kong and Taiwan
 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 gǔ tou bone / CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4] / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]
 Shān shàng Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
 Mín guó Republic of China (1912-1949) / used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 / is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)
 Shī zǐ Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
 Qīng huá Dà xué Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
 qiáng xíng to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2]
 Sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
 Gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
 cóng róng to go easy / unhurried / calm / Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
 Tài shān Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) / Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 Dà shù Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
 zhān tiē to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1]
 dài bǔ to arrest / to apprehend / to take into custody / Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]
 Shuǐ lǐ Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
 zuó mo to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
 Tái Dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
 Táo yuán Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan
 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]
 Jiǎng Jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
 Zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2]
 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
 Xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
 wài qǐ foreign enterprise / company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong / abbr. for 外資企業|外资企业
 zǐ zǐ older sister / Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5]
 wō niú snail / Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]
 Nuǎn nuǎn Nuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
便 biàn mì constipation / Taiwan pr. [bian4bi4]
 Dà Zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
 Xīn tái bì New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
 gòng yǎng to make offerings to (gods or ancestors) / Taiwan pr. [gong4yang4]
 Tái hǎi abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
 Gǎng Aò Tái Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 / and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
 dà bù fen the greater part / the majority / most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
 Běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
 Huā lián Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
 bò he mint (plant) / Taiwan pr. [bo4he2]
 zhōng kàn pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
 Dà fù wēng Monopoly (game) / known as 地產大亨|地产大亨[Di4 chan3 Da4 heng1] in Taiwan
 Chūn rì Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
 Jiā yì Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan
 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1]
 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1]
 Běi mén Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
 dé xíng morality and conduct / Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]
 chòng yā to stamp / to press (sheet metal) / Taiwan pr. [chong1ya1]
 Xīn diàn Xindian or Hsintien city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 lā jī tǒng rubbish bin / trash can / garbage can / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3]
 lóng tán Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭[long2 tan2] / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
 Xíng zhèng yuàn Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
 Yí lán Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan
 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4]
 Píng dōng Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan
 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
 Jī lóng Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
 Lóng jǐng Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市[Tai2zhong1 Shi4], Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2jing3cha2])
 Tián zhōng Tianzhong Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1hua4 Xian4], Taiwan / Tanaka (Japanese surname)
 Zhāng huà Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
 Tái zī Taiwan capital or investments
 Tiān chèng balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2]
 Tái bì New Taiwan dollar
 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3]
 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
 kǒu chī to stammer / to stutter / Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2]
 Nán tóu Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
 Yún lín Yunlin county in Taiwan
 diāo nàn to be hard on sb / to deliberately make things difficult / Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]
 Péng hú Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
 hū lu (onom.) snoring / Taiwan pr. [hu1 lu1]
 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]
 Bǎn qiáo Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan
 Dà nèi Danei, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
 Xīn gǎng Xingang or Hsinkang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan
 Qīn mín dǎng People First Party, Taiwan
 guāng fù to recover (territory or power) / the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945
 lái tái to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
 dà kēng Tai Hang District, Hong Kong / Dakeng, the name of several places in Taiwan, notably a scenic hilly area of Taichung 台中[Tai2 zhong1]
 Tǔ chéng Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 fù Tái to visit Taiwan
 Mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
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