航艦

/xɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

航空母艦 航空母艦#Chinese

航空母舰 航空母舰#Chinese

(informal, Taiwan) short for 航空母艦／航空母舰 (hángkōng mǔjiàn, “aircraft carrier”)


哥德語

/kɤ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyː¹³/

/kɤ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyː¹³/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) Gothic (an extinct Germanic language)


全婆俠

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

(chiefly Taiwan, ACG) one who claims every female anime character as one's waifu


北港香爐——人人插

the incense burner at Chaotian Temple of Beigang - everyone puts (incenses) into it

ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄨˊ

ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄨˊ

Бэйган сянлу

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lu³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, vulgar, derogatory) a sexually promiscuous woman; a town bicycle


睡眠呼吸中止症

ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ ㄓㄥˋ

ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ ㄓㄥˋ

shui⁴-mien² hu¹-hsi¹ chung¹-chih³ chêng⁴

шуймянь хуси чжунчжи чжэн

/ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mi̯ɛn³⁵ xu⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


業配

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

Short for 業務配合／业务配合 (yèwù pèihé, “business cooperation”)


業配文

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/


天龍國

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/


/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

(Taiwan, Internet slang, derogatory) alternative form of 死阿陸 /死阿陆 (sǐ'ālù)


資訊科技

ㄗ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ

ㄗ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ

цзысюнь кэцзи

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ sɵn³³ fɔː⁵⁵ kei̯²²/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ sɵn³³ fɔː⁵⁵ kei̯²²/

information technology
information technology

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) information technology


加薩走廊

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙㄚˋ ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄤˊ

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙㄚˋ ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄤˊ

Цзяса Цзоулан

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ sä⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ sä⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/

(Taiwan) Gaza Strip (a region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)


她倆

/tʰä⁵⁵ li̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰä⁵⁵ li̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary and Internet, chiefly Taiwan) both of them (feminine); the two female persons


福斯汽車

ㄈㄨˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜ

ㄈㄨˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜ

/fu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/fu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/


莊孝維

ㄓㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ

ㄓㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ

Чжуан Сяовэй

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

This way of writing is making the phrase resembling a person's name. The use of the character 莊 /庄 (zhuāng) is influenced by Hokkien.

(Taiwan, slang) alternative form of 裝痟的 /装痟的


抹片

/mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/muːt̚³ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/muːt̚² pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/bua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ²¹/

/bua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ¹¹/

/mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/muːt̚³ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/muːt̚² pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/bua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ²¹/

/bua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ¹¹/

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong, medicine) smear


短影音

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) short video; video clip, especially those on video websites


皮蛇

/pʰi³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

/pʰi³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

長皮蛇／长皮蛇

生皮蛇 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― seⁿ phôe-chôa [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have shingles

(Taiwan, pathology, informal) herpes zoster; shingles


攝護腺炎

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/


攝護腺素

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨˋ

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨˋ

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/


攝護腺癌

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄞˊ

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/


攝護腺增生

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄥ ㄕㄥ

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄥ ㄕㄥ

шэхусянь цзэншэн

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, urology) prostate hyperplasia; benign prostate hyperplasia; BPH


仙公廟

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋ

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋ

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɤ³³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bio³³/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɤ³³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bio³³/

(chiefly Taiwan, religion) temple of Lü Dongbin


客票

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/haːk̚³ pʰiːu̯³³/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/haːk̚³ pʰiːu̯³³/


季辛吉

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/


感測器

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


芒果乾

/mɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

/mɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

(Taiwan politics, neologism) alternative form of 亡國感 /亡国感 (wángguó gǎn) (feeling that Taiwan will perish soon due to invasion of China)


庇里牛斯

ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄙ

ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄙ

/pi⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/pei̯³³ lei̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/pi⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/pei̯³³ lei̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/


西裝裙

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵/

(chiefly Taiwan) skirt worn with a business suit


魔鬼氈

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/


鐵必制

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰiːt̚³ piːt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰiːt̚³ piːt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

Phono-semantic matching of German Tirpitz.

psm

(Hong Kong, Taiwan) A transliteration of the German male given name Tirpitz


肺炎黴漿菌

ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ

ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣˋ

фэйянь мэйцзянцзюнь

/feɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/

/fɐi̯³³ jiːm²¹ mei̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/

/fɐi̯³³ jiːm²¹ mei̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn³⁵/

(Taiwan, microbiology) Mycoplasma pneumoniae


黴漿菌

ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣˋ

мэйцзянцзюнь

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/


赫里夫尼亞

ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄨ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄨ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

/xɤ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɤ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


狄斯耐

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ naɪ̯⁵¹/

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ naɪ̯⁵¹/


網路霸凌

ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/


馬凡氏症候群

ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ

ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ

Мафаньши чжэнхоуцюнь

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵/


杜魯道

/tu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

From English Trudeau, from French Trudeau.

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the English or French surname Trudeau


梅克爾

/meɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the German surname Merkel


扣打

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


狄蜜特

/ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹/


陰廟

/in⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/in⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Chinese folk religion
Chinese folk religion

(Taiwan) in Chinese folk religion, a temple dedicated to wandering spirits without proper burial


無限公司

ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ

ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ haːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ haːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) unlimited company (Classifier: 個／个; 家)


麥肯

/maɪ̯⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

約翰·麥肯

约翰·麦肯

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the English surname McCain


藍儂

/län³⁵ nʊŋ³⁵/

/län³⁵ nʊŋ³⁵/

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the English surname Lennon


曹氏宗親會

ㄘㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

ㄘㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

Цао ши цзунциньхуэй

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

From the myth that the Three Kingdom figure Cao Cao loved married women. (see the entry on Moegirlpedia)

(Taiwan, neologism, Internet slang) people who love married women or women with wife-like personality


基秦拿

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nä³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹ naː²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nä³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹ naː²¹/

(～市) (chiefly Taiwan, Canada) Kitchener (a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)


新西敏

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ mɐn¹³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ mɐn¹³/

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

(Hong Kong, Taiwan) (～市) New Westminster (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


基隆拿

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ nä³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ naː²¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/ki³³ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² nã⁵⁵⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³⁻²² nã⁵³/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ nã⁵³/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³⁻³³ nã⁴¹/

/ki³³⁻²³ loŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ na⁵²/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ nä³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ naː²¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/ki³³ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² nã⁵⁵⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³⁻²² nã⁵³/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ nã⁵³/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³⁻³³ nã⁴¹/

/ki³³⁻²³ loŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ na⁵²/

(chiefly Hong Kong, Cantonese, Canada, Taiwan) (～市) Kelowna (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


去光水

ㄑㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

ㄑㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


阿搜比

/ˀä⁵⁵ soʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/a³³ sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biʔ⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/ˀä⁵⁵ soʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/a³³ sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biʔ⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

(Taiwan, slang) margin (in engineering or construction)


羅凡尼米

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄇㄧˇ

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄇㄧˇ

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ fän³⁵ ni³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔː²¹ faːn²¹ nei̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ fän³⁵ ni³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔː²¹ faːn²¹ nei̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) Rovaniemi (a city in Finland)


曼達威

/män⁵¹ tä³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/maːn²² taːt̚² wɐi̯¹³/

/män⁵¹ tä³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/maːn²² taːt̚² wɐi̯¹³/

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Mandaue (a city in Cebu, Philippines)


澤倫斯基

ㄗㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄙ ㄐㄧ

ㄗㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄙ ㄐㄧ

Цзэлуньсыцзи

/t͡sɤ³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɤ³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Зеленський Зеленський#Ukrainian

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Зеленський (Zelensʹkyj), Zelenskyy


艾羅育

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ y⁵¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ y⁵¹/

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the Spanish surname Arroyo


特隆瑟

ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄜˋ

ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄜˋ

/tʰɤ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/tʰɤ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/


歐本海默

ㄡ ㄅㄣˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄛˋ

ㄡ ㄅㄣˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄛˋ

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the German or English surname Oppenheimer


金光黨

цзиньгуандан

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(originally Taiwan) swindler organization


變電所

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɛn⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɛn⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 変電所(へんでんしょ) (hendensho).


比佛利山

ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄢ

ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄢ

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

(chiefly Taiwan) Beverly Hills (a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States)


雷諾

/leɪ̯³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lɵy̯²¹ nɔːk̚²/

/leɪ̯³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lɵy̯²¹ nɔːk̚²/

(chiefly Taiwan) Reno (a city in Nevada, United States)


葛格

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/

(Taiwan, endearing) alternative form of 哥哥


通膨率

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ ly⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ ly⁵¹/

(chiefly Taiwan, economics) inflation rate


稀少性

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


要保人

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/


矽酸鹽

/ɕi⁵⁵ su̯än⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ɕi⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ su̯än⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ɕi⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, inorganic chemistry) silicate


艾爾多安

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the Turkish surname and male given name Erdoğan


阿赫瑪迪內賈德

ㄚ ㄏㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄜˊ

ㄚ ㄏㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄜˊ

Ахэмадинэйцзядэ

/ˀä⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/

احمدینژاد احمدینژاد#Persian

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the Persian surname احمدینژاد (ahmadi-nežâd), Ahmadinejad


神劇

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ kʰɛːk̚²/

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ kʰɛːk̚²/

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong, music) oratorio


清唱劇

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³ kʰɛːk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³ kʰɛːk̚²/


機歪

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

Altered from Hokkien 膣屄 (chi-bai, “cunt”) (also written as 雞掰／鸡掰 (jībāi) in Mandarin).

zh-m

雞掰／鸡掰 (jībāi)

(Taiwan, minced oath, euphemistic) hard to get along with


伊莉莎白港

ㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄚ ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄤˇ

ㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄚ ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄤˇ

/i⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) Port Elizabeth (a city in South Africa; modern Gqeberha)


金鑰

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(Taiwan, countable, cryptography) key (Classifier: 個／个 m)


金鑰對

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


創傷後遺症

ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕㄤ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˊ ㄓㄥˋ

ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˊ ㄓㄥˋ

чуаншан хоуичжэн

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

post-traumatic stress disorder
post-traumatic stress disorder

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, psychiatry) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)


超音速燃燒沖壓引擎

超音速燃烧冲压引擎
超音速燃燒衝壓引擎

ㄔㄠ ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄠ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄧㄚ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

ㄔㄠ ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄠ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄧㄚ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

chʻao¹-yin¹-su⁴ jan²-shao¹ chʻung¹-ya¹ yin³-chʻing²

чаоиньсу жаньшао чунъя иньцин

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ su⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong, Taiwan, aeronautics) scramjet


緲子偶素

ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄡˇ ㄙㄨˋ

ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄡˇ ㄙㄨˋ

/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/


渺子偶素

ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄡˇ ㄙㄨˋ

ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄡˇ ㄙㄨˋ

緲子偶素 緲子偶素#Chinese

缈子偶素 缈子偶素#Chinese

(physics, Taiwan) Alternative name for 緲子偶素／缈子偶素 (miǎozǐ'ǒusù).


純量玻色子

ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄛ ㄙㄜˋ ㄗˇ

ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄛ ㄙㄜˋ ㄗˇ

чуньлян босэцзы

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(particle physics, chiefly Taiwan) scalar boson


法律案

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɵt̚² ŋɔːn³³/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɵt̚² ŋɔːn³³/

2022 December 26, China Daily, 全国人大常委会会议即将召开 审议哪些法律案 (NPCSC Meeting to be Convened: What Bills will be Deliberated?):

Until now, the NPC and the NPCSC have passed 6 legislations, amended 9 legislations, passed 7 decisions on legal questions and main questions, and are scrutinizing 18 bills.

Jīnnián jiézhì mùqián, quánguóréndà jí qí chángwěihuì gòng zhìdìng fǎlǜ 6 jiàn, xiūgǎi fǎlǜ 9 jiàn, tōngguò yǒuguān fǎlǜ wèntí hé zhòngdà wèntí de juédìng 7 jiàn, zhèngzài shěnyì de fǎlǜ'àn yǒu 18 jiàn.

今年截至目前，全國人大及其常委會共制定法律6件，修改法律9件，通過有關法律問題和重大問題的決定7件，正在審議的法律案有18件。

今年截至目前，全国人大及其常委会共制定法律6件，修改法律9件，通过有关法律问题和重大问题的决定7件，正在审议的法律案有18件。

(law, formal, Mainland China, Taiwan) bill (draft law)


丹轆

From Spanish Tarlac, from Kapampangan malatarlak.

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines) (～省) Tarlac (a province of the Philippines; capital and largest city: Tarlac City)

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines) (～市) Tarlac City (a city in Tarlac, Philippines)


脂質體

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/


微脂粒

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɐp̚⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɐp̚⁵/


席次

/ɕi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² t͡sʰiː³³/

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu²¹/

/siɪk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/siɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu¹¹/

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu²¹/

/ɕi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² t͡sʰiː³³/

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu²¹/

/siɪk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/siɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu¹¹/

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu²¹/

(Taiwan, politics) number of seats held by a political party


因該

/in⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/in⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/

(chiefly Taiwan, sometimes deliberate) misspelling of 應該 /应该 (yīnggāi)


速可達

/su⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ ta¹¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ ta²¹/

/su⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ ta¹¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ ta²¹/

Phono-semantic matching of English scooter.


恐慌症

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓㄥˋ

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓㄥˋ

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


金鑰環

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

цзиньяохуань

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵/


塊陶

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

(Taiwan, Internet slang) alternative form of 快逃 (kuài táo, “Run!”)


自力救濟

ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ

ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ

цзыли цзюцзи

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐu̯³³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/t͡siː²² lɪk̚² kɐu̯³³ t͡sɐi̯³³/


苗瓦迪

ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄧˊ

ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄧˊ

/mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵/

(Taiwan) Myawaddy (a border town in Kayin State, Myanmar)


安安

/ˀän⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

(chiefly Taiwan) a general greeting; hello; goodbye; good morning; good afternoon; good evening; good night


生成式人工智慧

ㄕㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

ㄕㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

шэнчэнши жэньгун чжихуэй

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

generative artificial intelligence
generative artificial intelligence

(artificial intelligence, Taiwan) generative artificial intelligence


禁治產

цзиньчжичань

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

(Taiwan, Macau, law) the state when a person without mental capacity is prohibited to manage that person's personal properties


港點

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) short for 港式點心／港式点心 (Gǎngshì diǎnxīn, “Hong Kong-style dim sum”)


挫賽

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

From Hokkien 疶屎 (chhoah-sái, “to have diarrhea”).

der

(Taiwan, slang) to be done for; to be finished or destroyed (for someone)


臺灣錢，淹跤目

The money in Taiwan goes up to one's ankles.

Тайвань цянь

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴ im⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴ im³³ kʰa³³ bak̚²⁴/

/tai¹³⁻²² uan¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³ im⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/tai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴ im⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/tai²³⁻³³ uan²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³ im⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

(Taiwan, historical) money is to be made everywhere in Taiwan


靠腰

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

From Hokkien 哭枵 (khàu-iau, literally “to cry from hunger”).


醬油膏

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³³ jɐu̯²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³³ jɐu̯²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/

(chiefly Taiwan) soy sauce paste; thick soy sauce; thickened soy sauce


無殼蝸牛

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˊ ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

/u³⁵ kʰɤ³⁵ wɔ⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ hɔːk̚³ wɔː⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ³⁵ wɔ⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ hɔːk̚³ wɔː⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, figuratively) people who cannot afford to buy their own home


美濃瓜

ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄚ

ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄚ

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/


乳酪餅

ㄖㄨˇ ㄌㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

ㄖㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) puff pastry sandwich (a piece of puff pastry, typically pan-fried and served wrapping toast bread with various fillings, a common Taiwanese breakfast dish)


剉冰

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵/


總匯三明治

ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ

ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ

цзунхуэй саньминчжи

/t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


咔啦

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/kʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/kʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

卡啦
卡拉
咔啦
卡啦
卡拉

咔啦雞漢堡

咔啦鸡汉堡

(Taiwan, attributive, usually of chicken) crispy-fried; deep-fried; karaage


鹹酥雞

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ su⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/haːm²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/kiam²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ su⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/haːm²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/kiam²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

(Taiwan) Taiwanese fried chicken; salty crispy chicken; popcorn chicken


焢肉

/kʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ baʔ⁵/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ baʔ³²/

/kʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ baʔ⁵/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ baʔ³²/

焢肉飯

焢肉饭


比腕力

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/


𲆳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 酉 + phonetic 品 (pǐn).
Borrowed from English pinacol.


育幼院

/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/iɔk̚⁴⁻³² iu²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²²/

/iɔk̚²⁴⁻² iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ĩ⁴¹/

/iɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²²/

/iɔk̚⁴⁻³² iu¹¹⁻⁵³ ĩ³³/

/iɔk̚⁴⁻³² iu²¹⁻⁴¹ ĩ³³/

/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/iɔk̚⁴⁻³² iu²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²²/

/iɔk̚²⁴⁻² iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ĩ⁴¹/

/iɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²²/

/iɔk̚⁴⁻³² iu¹¹⁻⁵³ ĩ³³/

/iɔk̚⁴⁻³² iu²¹⁻⁴¹ ĩ³³/


日冕巨量噴發

ㄖˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄣ ㄈㄚ

ㄖˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄣ ㄈㄚ

жимянь цзюйлян пэньфа

/ʐ̩⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pʰən⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/

coronal mass ejection
coronal mass ejection

(Hong Kong, Taiwan, astronomy) coronal mass ejection


小紅人

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

pedestrian crossing
pedestrian crossing#English

(Taiwan, colloquial) red man (small figure of a standing man illuminated in red on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is not safe to cross the road)


小藍人

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China#English

(Taiwan, geopolitics) little blue man (member of the Maritime Militia of the People's Republic of China)


輔系

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

(Taiwan, education) minor; secondary area of study


北奧塞提亞

ㄅㄟˇ ㄠˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄅㄟˇ ㄠˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi³⁵ jä⁵¹/


紅豆餅

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

/xʊŋ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xʊŋ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(chiefly Taiwan) imagawayaki; wheel cake


帶賽

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

(Taiwan, slang) to cause misfortune to; to bring bad luck to; to jinx


石蚌

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɛːk̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɛːk̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³/


塞維亞

/saɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)


亞里斯多德

ㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄜˊ

ㄧㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄜˊ

/jä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/


火車便當式

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄤ ㄕˋ

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄤ ㄕˋ

хочэ бяньдан ши

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Calque from Japanese 駅弁(えきべん) (ekiben, “ekiben; suspended congress”, sex position) + 式 (shì, “style”).

ja-r

(Taiwan, sex) ekiben; suspended congress (sex position which consists of one participant carrying the other while penetrating them)


三次方程式

ㄙㄢ ㄘˋ ㄈㄤ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ

ㄙㄢ ㄘˋ ㄈㄤ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ

саньцы фанчэнши

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


保安處分

ㄅㄠˇ ㄢ ㄔㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ

ㄅㄠˇ ㄢ ㄔㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ

баоань чуфэнь

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵¹/

/pou̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵¹/

/pou̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, Macau) preventive punishment awarded to offenders without criminal liability (such as juvenile offenders or mentally disordered persons) or repeated offenders


聖路易

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 139:

Shí fāng rùshǔ, Shènglùyì yánrè yóushèn. Qí gōngrén jiē luǒtǐ chìzú, lièzuò ménwài, wàng bǐlín zhī yóunǚ, hānxī ér xiào, dà wéi shì zhōng zhī èshào suǒ bùpíng, zhì shí tuòmiàn bùjué.

時方溽暑，聖路易炎熱尤甚。其工人皆裸體赤足，列坐門外，望比鄰之遊女，憨嬉而笑，大為市中之惡少所不平，擲石唾面不絕。

时方溽暑，圣路易炎热尤甚。其工人皆裸体赤足，列坐门外，望比邻之游女，憨嬉而笑，大为市中之恶少所不平，掷石唾面不绝。

(now chiefly Taiwan) St. Louis (a city in Missouri, United States)


歐姆蛋

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵¹/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ taːn²²⁻³⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵¹/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ taːn²²⁻³⁵/

Japanese オムレツ (omuretsu) + 蛋 (dàn, “egg”).


過動症

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

注意力不足過動症 注意力不足過動症#Chinese

注意力不足过动症 注意力不足过动症#Chinese

(Taiwan) short for 注意力不足過動症／注意力不足过动症 (zhùyìlì bùzú guòdòngzhèng, “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHD”)


雪花冰

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄧㄥ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄧㄥ

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) shaved ice made with frozen milk shaved into strips


跑咖

/pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰä⁵⁵/

/pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰä⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, neologism) to go to a coffee shop; to cafe hop


八點檔

/pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan, television) 8 o'clock time slot

(Taiwan, colloquial) soap opera; drama (alluding to TV shows broadcasting at around 8:00pm prime time)


打拋豬

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) stir-fried holy basil with pork; pork phat kaphrao


後母臉

ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

春天後母臉

春天后母脸

(Taiwan, figuratively) unpredictable, unstable, harsh weather (changing like the face of a stepmother)


程式員

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


軟體工程師

ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕ

ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕ

жуаньти гунчэнши

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


榮總

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/

Táiběi Róngmín Zǒngyīyuàn (Táiběi Róngzǒng)

臺北榮民總醫院（臺北榮總）

台北荣民总医院（台北荣总）

(Taiwan) short for 榮民總醫院／荣民总医院 (Róngmín Zǒngyīyuàn, “Veterans General Hospital”) (abbreviation for the names of several major hospitals in Taiwan)


彩色筆

/t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


高接梨

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ li³⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ li³⁵/

(Taiwan) top-grafted pear; high-grafted pear (a variety of pears grown in Taiwan, usually Asian pear species, characterized by a stage in its production: grafting of scions from a different climate, high-altitude or high-latitude areas, onto local rootstocks to be grown in Taiwan's subtropical climate)


維京群島

ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

Вэйцзин Цюньдао

/weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Partial calque of English Virgin Islands.

pclq

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands

(chiefly Taiwan) Virgin Islands (an archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands)


滑手機

/xu̯ä³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) to check one's phone (for updates on social media, etc.)


杏仁果

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


哀居

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/


技規

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) short for 建築技術規則 /建筑技术规则 (Jiànzhù jìshù guīzé, “Building Technical Regulations”)


國際足總

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄥˇ

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄥˇ

Гоцзи Цзуцзун

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


值星官

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/


細胞廣播

ㄒㄧˋ ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄛ

ㄒㄧˋ ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄛ

сибао гуанбо

/ɕi⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, telecommunications) cell broadcast


芭樂票

/pä⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


保險桿

ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄢˇ

ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄢˇ

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


多明尼加共和國

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Доминницзя Гунхэго

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ nei̯²¹ kaː⁵⁵ kʊŋ²² wɔː²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English:_Q786

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


臺灣臺語

台湾台语
臺灣台語
台灣台語

ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄊㄞˊ ㄩˇ

ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄊㄞˊ ㄩˇ

Тайвань Тайюй

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wän⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ waːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ jyː¹³/

/tʰoi̯¹¹ van¹¹ tʰoi̯¹¹ ŋi²⁴/

/tai²³⁻³³ uan²³⁻³³ tai²³⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/

/tai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ tai²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wän⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ waːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ jyː¹³/

/tʰoi̯¹¹ van¹¹ tʰoi̯¹¹ ŋi²⁴/

/tai²³⁻³³ uan²³⁻³³ tai²³⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/

/tai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ tai²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/

Taiwan is a multicultural, multilingual country. For instance, Taiwan Taiwanese (the term used by the current curriculum) is second only to Mandarin in number of speakers and frequency of use

2019 February 22, 《國家語言發展法》—改善語言斷層危機、尊重多元文化發展, Executive Yuan

Táiwān wéi duōyuán yǔyán wénhuà guójiā, rú Táiwān Táiyǔ (xiànxíng kègāng shǐyòng zhī míngchēng) shì jǐn cìyú Huáyǔ shǐyòng lǜ hé rénshù zuìduō de yǔyán

臺灣為多元語言文化國家，如臺灣台語（現行課綱使用之名稱）是僅次於華語使用率和人數最多的語言

台湾为多元语言文化国家，如台湾台语（现行课纲使用之名称）是仅次于华语使用率和人数最多的语言

It was revealed that the usage of Taiwan Taiwanese dropped nearly 60% after three generations

xiǎnshì Táiwān Táiyǔ sān dài zhījiān de shǐyòng lǜ jiàngle jìn 6 chéng

顯示臺灣台語三代之間的使用率降了近6成

显示台湾台语三代之间的使用率降了近6成

2024 July 27, 閩南語正名臺灣台語 客家人不滿文化部論壇, PTS

Kok-ka gí-giân hoat-tián hōe-gī, 27 Tâi-pak kí-pān tē-it tiûⁿ ê “Tâi-oân Tâi-gí pak-khu lūn-tôaⁿ”. Chái-khí tī-leh hōe-gī chìn-chêng, ū chē-chē Kheh-ka hiong-chhin kàu gōa-kháu, khòng-gī hōe-gī bô Kheh-gí, Goân-chū-bîn-gí choan-tiûⁿ, iā phoe-phêng Kàu-io̍k-pō͘ kā Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gí, kài chòe Tâi-oân Tâi-gí.

國家語言發展會議，27台北舉辦第一場的「臺灣台語北區論壇」。早起佇咧會議進前，有濟濟客家鄉親到外口，抗議會議無客語、原住民-語專場，也批評教育部共臺灣閩南語、改做臺灣台語。

2024 July 27, 閩南語正名臺灣台語 客家人不滿文化部論壇, PTS

国家语言发展会议，27台北举办第一场的「台湾台语北区论坛」。早起伫咧会议进前，有济济客家乡亲到外口，抗议会议无客语、原住民-语专场，也批评教育部共台湾闽南语、改做台湾台语。

(Taiwan, officialese) Taiwanese Hokkien; Taiwanese


軍中樂園

ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄜˋ ㄩㄢˊ

ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄜˋ ㄩㄢˊ

цзюнь чжун лэюань

/t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

(Taiwan, historical, euphemistic) military brothels in Taiwan (especially on the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu)


公娼

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, historical) registered prostitute


特約茶室

ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝ ㄔㄚˊ ㄕˋ

ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝ ㄔㄚˊ ㄕˋ

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Clipping of 軍中特約茶室 /军中特约茶室 (jūn zhōng tèyuē cháshì).

clipping

軍中樂園 軍中樂園#Chinese

军中乐园 军中乐园#Chinese

(Taiwan, historical, euphemistic) synonym of 軍中樂園 /军中乐园 (jūn zhōng lèyuán)


正番鴨

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² aʔ³²/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² aʔ³²/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

(Taiwan or Hokkien) Muscovy duck (especially a particular type of this variety of duck)


炸物

/ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ u⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ u⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/


大腸包小腸

ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ

ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ

дачан бао сяочан

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

(Taiwan) small sausage in large sausage (Taiwanese street food)


義式

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


真理褲

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ fuː³³/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ fuː³³/


迪斯可

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪk̚² siː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

/tiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ su³³ kʰo⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪk̚² siː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

/tiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ su³³ kʰo⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/


櫛瓜

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) zucchini; courgette (Classifier: 根 m)


文書處理

ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ

ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ

/wən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²¹ syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³⁵ lei̯¹³/

/wən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²¹ syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³⁵ lei̯¹³/


文字處理軟體

ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ

wénzì chǔlǐ ruǎntǐ [Phonetic:wénzìchúlíruántǐ]

ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ

вэньцзы чули жуаньти

/wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


文書處理器

ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄧˋ

вэньшу чулици

/wən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


文書處理程式

ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ

wénshū chǔlǐ chéngshì [Phonetic:wénshūchúlǐchéngshì]

ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ

вэньшу чули чэнши

/wən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


文字處理程式

ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ

wénzì chǔlǐ chéngshì [Phonetic:wénzìchúlǐchéngshì]

ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ

вэньцзы чули чэнши

/wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


南甘馬仁

ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Наньганьмажэнь

/nän³⁵ kän⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/nän³⁵ kän⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

(Taiwan, Philippines) (～省) Camarines Sur (a province of the Philippines)


北甘馬仁

ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Бэйганьмажэнь

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

(Taiwan, Philippines) (～省) Camarines Norte (a province of the Philippines)


刑事局

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

(Taiwan, law enforcement) short for 刑事警察局 (xíngshì jǐngchájú, “Criminal Investigation Bureau”), a subunit under the National Police Agency that investigates serious crimes


三民自

Near-homophonic pun on 三明治 (sānmíngzhì).

(Taiwan, colloquial) Sanlih E-Television, Formosa Television and Liberty Times; (by extension) pan-Democratic Progressive Party media of Taiwan


通勤生

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/


克赤

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/

Borrowed from Ukrainian Керч (Kerč) or Russian Керчь (Kerčʹ).


檢送

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/kiːm³⁵ sʊŋ³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/kiːm³⁵ sʊŋ³³/

(chiefly Taiwan) to enclose supporting documents in official documents and correspondence


懲戒法院

ㄔㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ

ㄔㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ

чэнцзе фаюань

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/

(Taiwan, law) disciplinary court, a court responsible for the punishment and impeachment of civil servants who are negligent of their duties or misconducted themselves


桌球拍

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


臺妹

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

(Taiwan, derogatory, slang) uncultured young woman from the countryside who speaks Mandarin with a strong accent


臺客

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

(Taiwan, derogatory) benshengren; person who or whose ancestors settled in Taiwan prior to or during Japanese colonization of Taiwan


桃竹苗

ㄊㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ

ㄊㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

桃園／桃园 (Táoyuán, “Taoyuan”) + 新竹 (Xīnzhú, “Hsinchu”) + 苗栗 (Miáolì, “Miaoli”).

(Taiwan) Taoyuan, Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, and Miaoli


暫存器

ㄗㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄓㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ

/t͡sän⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡sän⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


五爪蘋果

ㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

ㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Named for the five bumps on the bottom of a Red Delicious apple.

(Taiwan) Red Delicious (variety of apple)


澎湖絲瓜

ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄍㄨㄚ

ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄍㄨㄚ

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

Luffa acutangula
Luffa acutangula#Translingual

(Taiwan) Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)


行憲

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²¹ hiːn³³/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²¹ hiːn³³/

Constitution of the Republic of China
w:Constitution of the Republic of China

(Taiwan, politics) to implement the constitution (especially the Constitution of the Republic of China of 1947)


重新命名

ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

чунсинь минмин

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/


寮人民民主共和國

ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

liu⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ man⁴ zyu² gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³

ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Liao² Jên²-min² Min²-chu³ Kung⁴-ho²-kuo²

Ляо Жэньминь Миньчжу Гунхэго

/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ min³⁵ min³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

liu⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ man⁴ dzy² gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok⁸

/liːu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹ mɐn²¹ t͡syː³⁵ kʊŋ²² wɔː²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

Lao People's Democratic Republic#English:_Q819

Lao People's Democratic Republic (official name of Laos: a country in Southeast Asia)


吃案

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

(Taiwan, of police officers) to intentionally suppress or neglect to report a crime that has been reported by the public (often by downplaying the severity of the case or failing to follow proper reporting procedures)


𪜫

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴/


農民曆

ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ

ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/nʊŋ³⁵ min³⁵ li⁵¹/

/lɔŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/

/lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/

/nʊŋ³⁵ min³⁵ li⁵¹/

/lɔŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/

/lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/

(Taiwan) Chinese calendar almanac (used for astrological and agricultural purposes)


本斥但大

ㄅㄣˇ ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ

ㄅㄣˇ ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ

бэньчиданьда

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

Short for the following sentence:
:
Which was modified from the following line in the manga series Baki the Grappler:
:
The original text in Japanese was:
:怒鳴(どな)りつけるには余(あま)りに多額(たがく)過(す)ぎた。
Donaritsukeru ni wa amarini tagaku sugita.
A response like that was just too much for me.

ja-usex

怒鳴りつける に は 余りに 多額 過ぎた。

どなりつける に は あまりに たがく すぎた。

At first I wanted to scold him, but it was too big.

Wǒ běn xiǎng zhème dàshēng chìzé tā, dàn shízài shì tài dà le.

我本想這麼大聲斥責他，但實在是太大了。

我本想这么大声斥责他，但实在是太大了。

At first I wanted to scold him, but there was too much money.

Wǒ běn xiǎng zhème dàshēng chìzé tā, dàn qián shízài shì tài duō le.

我本想這麼大聲斥責他，但錢實在是太多了。

我本想这么大声斥责他，但钱实在是太多了。

(Taiwan, Internet slang) Used when one sees girls with big breasts.


市公所

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɨ⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴ so³¹/

/ʃi³³ kuŋ⁵³ so²⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁵³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɨ⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴ so³¹/

/ʃi³³ kuŋ⁵³ so²⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁵³/

(Taiwan) administrative office for a county-administered city


區公所

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴ so³¹/

/kʰi⁵³ kuŋ⁵³ so²⁴/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁵³/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴ so³¹/

/kʰi⁵³ kuŋ⁵³ so²⁴/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁵³/


口紅膠

ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ

ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


阿飄

/ˀä⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


義國

/i⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/i⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

(now chiefly Taiwan) short for 義大利／义大利 (Yìdàlì, “Italy (a country in Southern Europe)”)


跳機

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) to illegally enter a foreign country by airplane or hide in the foreign country after one's visa expires

(Taiwan) to stop a nuclear reactor in an emergency


褫奪公權

ㄔˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

ㄔˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

чидо гунцюань

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³⁵ tyːt̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³⁵ tyːt̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹/

(Taiwan, criminal law) disfranchisement; civil death (covering the right to be employed as civil servant and to stand as electoral candidate)


介米

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) zeptometre/zeptometer (SI unit)


攸米

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) yoctometre/yoctometer (SI unit)


𱽥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 草 + phonetic 米 (mǐ).
Borrowed from English mesitylene.


𲆱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 酉 + phonetic 朋 (péng).
See 硼.

(organic chemistry, Taiwan) only used in 𲆱酸 (“boronic acid”)


二次大戰

ㄦˋ ㄘˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ

ㄦˋ ㄘˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ

Эрцы Дачжань

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ taːi̯²² t͡siːn³³/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ taːi̯²² t͡siːn³³/

第二次世界大戰 第二次世界大戰#Chinese

第二次世界大战 第二次世界大战#Chinese

(Taiwan) short for 第二次世界大戰 /第二次世界大战 (Dì-èr Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn, “World War II”)


拘提

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵/


拘票

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


雅溫德

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

(Taiwan) Yaoundé (a city, the capital city of Cameroon)


國片

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ²¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ¹¹/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ²¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ¹¹/


唯讀記憶體

ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄊㄧˇ

ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄊㄧˇ

вэйду цзиити

/weɪ̯³⁵ tu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʊk̚² kei̯³³ jɪk̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʊk̚² kei̯³³ jɪk̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, computing) read-only memory


唯讀

/weɪ̯³⁵ tu³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʊk̚²/

/weɪ̯³⁵ tu³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʊk̚²/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, computing) read-only


唯讀儲存器

ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ

вэйду чуцуньци

/weɪ̯³⁵ tu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ tu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


執行緒

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/


序列埠

ㄒㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ

ㄒㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ

/ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/


加拉巴哥群島

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

Цзялабагэ Цюньдао

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/


單顆效果器

ㄉㄢ ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄉㄢ ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ

данькэсяогоци

/tän⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


白線斑蚊

ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄢ ㄨㄣˊ

ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄢ ㄨㄣˊ

байсянь баньвэнь

/paɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

Aedes albopictus
Aedes albopictus#Translingual

(Taiwan) Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)


屈公病

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹/


特留分

ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄣˋ

ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄣˋ

/tʰɤ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ fən⁵¹/

/tɐk̚² lɐu̯²¹ fɐn²²/

/tʰɤ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ fən⁵¹/

/tɐk̚² lɐu̯²¹ fɐn²²/


后里蟹

ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

Borrowed from English holy shit. Literally, “crab from Hòulǐ”, a homophonic pun.

(Taiwan, Internet slang, humorous) holy shit


速配

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ pʰuːi̯³³/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰue²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue²¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰe¹¹/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ pʰuːi̯³³/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰue²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue²¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰe¹¹/

Originally Hokkien 四配 (sù-phòe, sù-phè).

(chiefly Taiwan, southern Fujian) matching; compatible; suitable


ggininder

From 雞雞 /鸡鸡 (jījī, “dick”)+ 硬 (yìng, “hard”) + 的.


租屋蟑螂

/t͡su⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡su⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

(Taiwan, derogatory, colloquial) terrible tenant


違警

/weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Possibly borrowed from Japanese 違警罪 (ikeizai).

(Taiwan, historical, criminal law) offences under 違警罰法 /违警罚法, punishable by fines or administrative detention determined by the police


賓士

/pin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pɐn⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/pin⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

/pin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pɐn⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/pin⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

(chiefly Taiwan, Singapore) Mercedes-Benz (brand and car)


情勒

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, colloquial) emotional blackmail


客底

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) someone of Hakka heritage, especially someone who has adopted Hoklo culture and Hokkien


恐龍法官

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

кунлун фагуань

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

Figurative. Mocking that the judges are still living in the age of dinosaurs.

(Taiwan, derogatory) incompetent judges who make out of touch judgements, especially those who give sentences that is considered too lenient by public sentiments


無聲卡

/u³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

收到無聲卡

收到无声卡

(Taiwan, slang) no response after sending job applications


精靈文

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ wən³⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ wən³⁵/

(Taiwan, neologism, humorous) bopomofo; zhuyin


特任

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/

(Taiwan) the highest rank of of civilian officials (which requires special appointment)


簡任

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən⁵¹/

(Taiwan) the second-highest rank of of civil servants


薦任

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/

(Taiwan) the third-highest rank of of civil servants


/i⁵⁵ ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ b̥i¹/

/i⁵⁵ ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ b̥i¹/

Audi for one A, Mercedes-Benz and BMW for two Bs.

2016, “1A2B再加LV 台灣豪華車掛牌數居高不下原因？”, in @57DreamSt 預約你的夢想, spoken by 李冠儀, 夢想街57號:

Luxury cars are everywhere in Taiwan, especially 1A2Bs and LVs

táiwān de háochē mǎnjiē pǎo, yóuqíshì 1A2B zài jiā LV

台灣的豪車滿街跑，尤其是1A2B再加LV

台湾的豪车满街跑，尤其是1A2B再加LV

(Taiwan, slang, automobiles) High-end German automobiles, particularly Audi, Mercedes, and BMW


權宜輪

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵/

(Taiwan, nautical) ship operating under flag of convenience


權宜船

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

(Taiwan, nautical) synonym of 權宜輪 /权宜轮 (quányílún)


分駐所

/fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan, law enforcement) police station in remote areas


𦾈

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 喿 (OC *saːws).


𤒶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 𦾈 (zǎo).


𨽣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 阝 (“mound”) + phonetic 𦾈 (zǎo).


蚊子館

building which only mosquitos would visit

вэньцзыгуань

/wən³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wən³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) building or public facilities with only few visitors


碳化矽

ㄊㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧˋ

ㄊㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧˋ

/tʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, inorganic chemistry) silicon carbide


瓜地馬拉市

ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄕˋ

ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄕˋ

Гуадимала Ши

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(Taiwan) Guatemala City (the capital city of Guatemala)


麻田散鐵

ㄇㄚˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

ㄇㄚˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

матяньсаньте

/mä³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maː²¹ tʰiːn²¹ saːn³⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/mä³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maː²¹ tʰiːn²¹ saːn³⁵ tʰiːt̚³/


馬拉度納

ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ

ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹/

Diego Armando Maradona
w:Diego Armando Maradona

(Taiwan) A transliteration of the Spanish surname Maradona; usually referring to the Argentinian football player Diego Armando Maradona.


傳產

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) short for 傳統產業／传统产业 (chuántǒng chǎnyè, “traditional industry”)


跑票

/pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰaːu̯³⁵ pʰiːu̯³³/

/pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰaːu̯³⁵ pʰiːu̯³³/

(Taiwan, politics) to fail to vote for a specified promised candidate (especially when voting as a political party's member)


情治

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ ti³³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ti³³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ ti³³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ti³³/

(Taiwan, government) Short for 情報／情报 (qíngbào, “intelligence”) + 治安 (zhì'ān, “public security”).


不列顛國協

ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

Bùlièdiān Guóxié [Phonetic:búlièdiān Guóxié]

ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

буледянь Госе

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations


手搖飲料

ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

шоуяо иньляо

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


國家航空暨太空總署

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄨˇ

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄨˋ

Guójiā Hángkōng Jì Tàikōng Zǒngshǔ [Phonetic:guójiāhángkōngjìtàikōngzóngshǔ]

Kuo²-chia¹ Hang²-kʻung¹ Chi⁴ Tʻai⁴-kʻung¹ Tsung³-shu³

Гоцзя Ханкун Цзи Тайкун Цзуншу

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Kuo²-chia¹ Hang²-kʻung¹ Chi⁴ Tʻai⁴-kʻung¹ Tsung³-shu⁴

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

(Taiwan) National Aeronautics and Space Administration


𮡨

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 五 (“five”).
Partial calque of English unnilpentium (literally “the 105th (chemical element)”)

pcal

(dated, Taiwan, chemistry) Alternative name for 𨧀／𬭊 (dù, “dubnium”).


假酸漿

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ

цзя суаньцзян

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kaː³⁵ syːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kaː³⁵ syːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

(colloquial, Taiwan) Trichodesma calycosum


出包

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵/


偵結

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

(Taiwan) to end an investigation (by the prosecution)


安塔克雅

ㄢ ㄊㄚˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄧㄚˇ

ㄢ ㄊㄚˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Taiwan) (～市) Antakya (the largest city and seat of Hatay Province, Turkey)


綠皮藍骨

ㄌㄩˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ

ㄌㄩˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ

/ly⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ län³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊk̚² pʰei̯²¹ laːm²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/ly⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ län³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊk̚² pʰei̯²¹ laːm²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/

藍皮綠骨／蓝皮绿骨 (lánpílǜgǔ, “to have green skin but blue bones”) figuratively means "to appear green (as a DPP member) but in truth be pro-blue deep down".

zh-l

(Taiwan, politics, derogatory) to be a DPP member but pro-blue or pro-unification at heart


士科德

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

(Taiwan) (～市) Shkodër, Shkodra (a city in Albania)


經濟警察

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ

цзинцзи цзинча

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

(Taiwan, historical) police responsible for investigating smuggling, tax evasion, and other economic crimes


立可帶

/li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Blend of 立可白 (lìkěbái, “correction fluid; liquid paper”) + 帶 /带 (dài, “tape”).


房仲

/fɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/fɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/


中選會

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

Чжунсюаньхуэй

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Short for 中央選舉委員會／中央选举委员会 (zhōngyāng xuǎnjǔ wěiyuánhuì, “central election commission”).

zh-etym-short

(chiefly Taiwan) Central Election Commission


教召

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(military, Taiwan) short for 教育召集 (jiàoyù zhàojí); the regular mobilization of reservists for military training