| 台语 | Tái yǔ | Taiwanese / Hokklo |  |
| 网路 | wǎng lù | network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4] | |
| 陈水扁 | Chén Shuǐ biǎn | Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 / politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008 | |
| 微星 | Wēi xīng | Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company | |
| 台词 | tái cí | an actor's lines / dialogue / Taiwanese word |  |
| 台商 | Tái shāng | Taiwanese businessman / Taiwanese company | |
| 连战 | Lián Zhàn | Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang | |
| 虾米 | xiā mǐ | small shrimp / dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]) | |
| 滚石 | Gǔn shí | Rock Records, Taiwanese record label / the Rolling Stones, British rock band / Rolling Stone (magazine) | |
| 古龙 | Gǔ Lóng | Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter | |
| 马英九 | Mǎ Yīng jiǔ | Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016 | |
| 弯弯 | Wān wān | Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist | |
| 琼瑶 | Qióng Yáo | Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer | |
| 台湾人 | tái wān rén | Taiwanese people | |
| 宋楚瑜 | Sòng Chǔ yú | James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党 | |
| 李登辉 | Lǐ Dēng huī | Lee Teng-hui (1923-2020), Taiwanese politician, president of ROC 1988-2000 | |
| 宏碁 | Hóng qí | Acer, Taiwanese PC company | |
| 镭射 | léi shè | laser (loanword) / Taiwanese term for 激光[ji1 guang1] | |
| 李开复 | Lǐ Kāi fù | Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009 | |
| 哇靠 | wā kào | (lit.) I cry! / Oh, bosh! / Shoot! / (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá / khàu]) | |
| 谢长廷 | Xiè Cháng tíng | Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese DPP politician, mayor of Kaohsiung 1998-2005 | |
| 方文山 | Fāng Wén shān | Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist | |
| 痞子蔡 | Pǐ zi Cài | Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese Internet writer | |
| 贺军翔 | Hè Jūn xiáng | Mike He (1983-), Taiwanese actor | |
| 苏贞昌 | Sū Zhēn chāng | Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-) | |
| 美玲 | Měi líng | Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director | |
| 王建民 | Wáng Jiàn mín | Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball | |
| 捷安特 | Jié ān tè | Giant Manufacturing, Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer | |
| 辜振甫 | Gū Zhèn fǔ | Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat | |
| 高山族 | Gāo shān zú | Gaoshan aborigines (Taiwan), "mountain tribes" (Tw) / Taiwanese aborigines (PRC) | |
| 易游网 | Yì yóu Wǎng | ezTravel, Taiwanese travel agency | |
| 郭台铭 | Guō Tái Míng | Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn | |
| 蔡志忠 | Cài Zhì zhōng | Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics | |
| 汪东城 | Wāng Dōng chéng | Jiro Wang (1981-), Taiwanese singer and actor | |
| 许信良 | Xǔ Xìn liáng | Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician | |
| 施明德 | Shī Míng dé | Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] | |
| 东区 | Dōng qū | east district of city / east zone / Tung east district of a Taiwanese city | |
| 西区 | Xī qū | west district of city / west zone / Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city | |
| 南区 | Nán qū | south district of city / south zone / Nan south district of a Taiwanese city | |
| 罗志祥 | Luó Zhì xiáng | Luo Zhixiang or Show Luo or Alan Luo (1979-), Taiwanese pop star | |
| 吓吓叫 | xià xià jiào | (Tw) impressive (from Taiwanese 削削叫, Tai-lo pr. [siah-siah-kiò]) | |
| 林丰正 | lín fēng zhèng | Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician | |
| 台湾话 | Tái wān huà | Taiwanese Chinese (language) | |
| 王祖贤 | Wáng Zǔ xián | Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress | |
| 洨 | Xiáo | (Tw) (vulgar) semen, from Taiwanese 潲, Tai-lo pr. [siâu] | |
| 张惠妹 | Zhāng Huì mèi | A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer | |
| 张震 | Zhāng Zhèn | Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor | |
| 丘逢甲 | Qiū Féng jiǎ | Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet | |
| 北区 | Běi qū | north district of city / north zone / Pei north district of a Taiwanese city | |
| 杨丞琳 | Yáng Chéng lín | Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer | |
| 南拳妈妈 | Nán Quán Mā mā | Nan Quan Mama, a Taiwanese Music Group | |
| 台妹 | Tái mèi | local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[ben3 sheng3 ren2]) | |
| 台客 | Tái kè | stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory) | |
| 周杰伦 | Zhōu Jié lún | Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star | |
| 大五码 | dà wǔ mǎ | Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984) | |
| 大溪豆干 | dà xī dòu gān | Tahsi or Dasi dried dofu, Taiwanese Taoyuan speciality | |
| 好康 | hǎo kāng | (Tw) benefit / advantage / (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang]) | |
| 宏碁集团 | Hóng qí Jí tuán | Acer, Taiwanese PC company | |
| 宕机 | dàng jī | to crash (of a computer) / Taiwanese term for 當機|当机[dang4 ji1] | |
| 张韶涵 | Zhāng Sháo hán | Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress | |
| 徐熙媛 | Xú Xī yuán | Barbie Hsu (1976-), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed 大S | |
| 本土派 | běn tǔ pài | local faction / pro-localization faction (in Taiwanese politics) | |
| 朱孝天 | Zhū Xiào tiān | Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor | |
| 李敏勇 | Lǐ Mǐn yǒng | Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet | |
| 东屯区 | Dōng tún qū | Tungtun east district of a Taiwanese city | |
| 林心如 | Lín Xīn rú | Ruby Lin (1976-), Taiwanese actress and pop singer | |
| 林青霞 | Lín Qīng xiá | Brigitte Lin (1954-), Taiwanese actress | |
| 桂纶镁 | Guì Lún měi | Guey Lun-mei (1983-), Taiwanese actress | |
| 欧巴马 | Oū bā mǎ | Taiwanese variant of 奧巴馬|奥巴马[Ao4 ba1 ma3], Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president 2009-2017 | |
| 母汤 | mǔ tāng | (Tw) (slang) don't / must not / won't do / (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要[bu4 yao4] or 不行[bu4 xing2]) | |
| 游锡堃 | Yóu Xī kūn | Yu Shyi-kun (1948-) Taiwanese politician | |
| 炎亚纶 | Yán Yà lún | Aaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singer | |
| 王君如 | Wáng Jūn rú | Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress | |
| 督龟 | dū guī | (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku]) | |
| 肚孤 | dù gū | (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku]) | |
| 胡慧中 | Hú Huì zhōng | Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress | |
| 舒淇 | Shū Qí | Shu Qi (1976-), Taiwanese actress | |
| 蔡依林 | Cài Yī lín | Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer | |
| 萧万长 | Xiāo Wàn cháng | Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012 | |
| 邓丽君 | Dèng Lì jūn | Teresa Teng (1953-1995), Taiwanese pop idol | |
| 长荣航空 | Cháng róng Háng kōng | EVA Air, Taiwanese international airline | |
| 陶喆 | Táo Zhé | David Tao (1969-), Taiwanese singer-songwriter | |
| 鸡婆 | jī pó | (dialect) hen / prostitute / (Tw) interfering / nosy / busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, Tai-lo pr. [ke-pô]) | |
| Ｋ书 | K shū | to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè / su 齧書, lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] | |
| 肉圆 | ròu yuán | ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân]) | |
| 林志玲 | Lín Zhì líng | Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress | |
| 凤梨酥 | fèng lí sū | pineapple cake, traditional Taiwanese sweet pastry | |
| 几米 | Jī mǐ | Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer | |
| 董阳孜 | Dǒng Yáng zī | Grace Tong (Tong Yangtze) (1942-), Taiwanese calligrapher | |
| 蔡英文 | Cài Yīng wén | Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016 | |
| 台巴子 | Tái bā zi | Taiwanese yokel (derog.) | |
| K书 | K shū | (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè / su], lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] | |
| 俗辣 | sú là | (slang) (Tw) coward / paper tiger / a nobody (from Taiwanese 卒仔, Tai-lo pr. [tsut-á]) | |
| 台菜 | Tái cài | Taiwanese food | |
| 周华健 | Zhōu Huá jiàn | Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor | |
| 奥客 | ào kè | (coll.) (Tw) troublesome customer / obnoxious guest (from Taiwanese 漚客, Tai-lo pr. [àu-kheh]) | |
| 李天禄 | Lǐ Tiān lù | Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer | |
| 李宗盛 | Lǐ Zōng shèng | Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter | |
| 林怀民 | Lín Huái mín | Lin Hwai-Min (1947-), Taiwanese choreographer and dancer | |
| 范玮琪 | Fàn Wěi qí | Christine Fan (1976-), American-born Taiwanese singer and actress | |
