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taiwanese::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | amoy, fukien, fukkianese, hokkianese, min, min dialect |
| Type of | chinese |
Examples of taiwanese
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Taiwanese businesses have invested an estimated $150 billion in China since 1991.
From the bloomberg.com
Taiwanese Hokkien is a variant of Min Nan, closely related to the Amoy dialect.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Taiwanese commentators are wondering how the government can live the scandal down.
From the economist.com
Taiwanese is often seen as a Chinese dialect within a larger Chinese language.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Taiwanese electronics conglomerate Hon Hai and Korea's Samsung are also mentioned.
From the forbes.com
Taiwanese are discerning tea-drinkers, and going to teahouses is popular here.
From the travel.nytimes.com
Taiwanese financial firms have been clamoring to enter China's fast-growing market.
From the washingtonpost.com
Taiwanese line up to cast their ballots Saturday, March 22, 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan.
From the sacbee.com
Taiwanese people have various opinions regarding their own national identity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A native or inhabitant of Taiwan
- Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
- Min: any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
- (taiwan) a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
- (taiwan) an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
- A person from Taiwan; usually plural; Of or pertaining to Taiwan; The popular name of the variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo
- (Taiwan) Officials can be impeached by a two-thirds vote in the Legislative Yuan together with an absolute majority in a referendum. President Chen Shui-bian is currently being impeached.
- (Taiwan (Geography)) S & M Geography style: Don't tie two knots, just Taiwan.
- (Taiwan) (Formosa) Official name: Republic of China. Monetary unit: 1 New Taiwan dollar (NT$) = 100 cents. The ISO 4217 currency code for the New Taiwan Dollar is TWD.
