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Taiwanese
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Taiwanese — Infobox Language name=Taiwanese nativename=臺灣話; Tâi oân oē familycolor=Sino Tibetan states=Taiwan region=The whole of Taiwan and overseas Taiwanese communities speakers=About 15 million in Taiwan; 49 million (Min Nan as a group) rank=21 (Min Nan… … Wikipedia
Taiwanese — /taɪwənˈiz/ (say tuywuhn eez) adjective 1. of or relating to Taiwan. –noun 2. (plural Taiwanese) a native or inhabitant of Taiwan. 3. the Taiwanese people collectively. 4. a variety of the Xiamen dialect spoken in Taiwan …
Taiwanese — /tuy wah neez , nees /, adj., n., pl. Taiwanese for 2. adj. 1. of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Taiwan. 3. the Chinese language of Taiwan, a member of the Min group. [TAIWAN + ESE] * * * … Universalium
Taiwanese — I noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Taiwan • Hypernyms: ↑Asian, ↑Asiatic • Member Holonyms: ↑Taiwan, ↑China, ↑Nationalist China, ↑Republic of China … Useful english dictionary
Taiwanese pop — is a popular music genre sung in the Taiwanese language (Min Nan). It is referred to as Tai pop and sometimes Hokkien pop. The genre is not the same as Mandarin pop music from Taiwan. However many Mandarin pop singers from Taiwan also cross over… … Wikipedia
Taiwanese cuisine — (traditional Chinese: 台灣菜; simplified Chinese: 台湾菜; pinyin: Táiwāncài; Pe̍h ōe jī: Tâi oân liāu lí) has several variations. In addition to the following representative dishes from the people of Hoklo … Wikipedia
Taiwanese aborigines — () complete with a lineage to Fujian province. In other cases, plains Aborigine families adopted common Han surnames, but traced their earliest ancestor to their locality in Taiwan.In many cases, large groups of immigrant Han would unite under a… … Wikipedia
Taiwanese opera — Taiwanese (folk) opera (Chinese: 歌仔戲; pinyin: gēzǎixì; Pe̍h ōe jī: koa á hì; literally song drama ) is the only form of Han traditional drama known to have originated in Taiwan. The language used is a stylized combination of both literary and … Wikipedia
Taiwanese drama — (zh tsp|t= 台灣電視劇|s=台湾电视剧|p=Táiwān Diànshìjù; commonly called TDrama or TWDrama by fans) refers to televised dramas, similar to Western miniseries, of extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one … Wikipedia
Taiwanese Mandarin — (zh tpw|t=台灣國語|p=Táiwān Guóyǔ|w=T ai2 wan1 Kuo2 yü3; also 台灣華語, Táiwān Huáyǔ) is the dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan.The official Standard Mandarin of the Republic of China, known in Taiwan as 國語 ( Guóyǔ , Kuo yü ), is based on the… … Wikipedia
Taiwanese nationalism — (simplified Chinese: 台湾民族主义; traditional Chinese: 臺灣民族主義; pinyin: Táiwān Mínzú Zhǔyì; Pe̍h ōe jī: Tâi uân bîn cho̍k chú gī) is a political movement to establish Taiwan as a nation. It is closely linked to Taiwan independence but distinguished… … Wikipedia
