toi4 waan1台灣台湾
Jyutpingtoi4 waan1
Yaletòih wāan
Definition
Taiwan; an island located off the southeastern coast of the Chinese mainland.
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How it's used
Pronunciation often varies between the standard reading and a more colloquial version where the second character is pronounced with a higher tone. It functions as a proper noun for the island or the region, and it is frequently used when discussing travel, food, or cultural trends in Hong Kong. Unlike some other place names, it is almost never shortened in casual speech.
Examples
When are you going to Taiwan for a trip?
I really like eating Taiwanese beef noodles.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
