Taiwanese

From Taiwan +‎ -ese.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /taɪwəˈniːz/

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• (US) enPR: tī'wä-nēzʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Taiwanese (comparative more Taiwanese, superlative most Taiwanese)

1. Of or pertaining to Taiwan.
   • 1997, Humphrey Hawksley, Simon Hoberton, chapter 7, in Dragon Strike: The Millennium War‎^[1] (Fiction), Sidgwick & Jackson, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 338:

     As Reece Overhalt spoke to the President, the first reports came in of China’s invasion of the Taiwanese island of Peikan, just off the coast of Fujian.

   • 1998, Robert Storey, “Islands of the Taiwan Straits”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet)‎^[2], 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 308:

     At 6.30 am on 23 August 1958, Mao delivered his response to Khrushchev's peace initiative. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) rained thousands of artillery shells onto the Taiwanese islands of Kinmen and Matsu. The bombardment continued unabated for 44 days, during which time Kinmen sustained hits from over 474,000 artillery shells.

Taiwan and Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan/Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan/Taiwanese government, Taiwan/Taiwanese food, etc.

Taiwanese (plural Taiwanese)

1. A person from Taiwan; usually plural.
   • 1965, “Lutheranism in Asia”, in Julius Bodensieck, editor, The Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church‎^[3], volume I, Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 125, column 1:

     Congregations consist mainly of Mandarin-speaking refugees from the mainland but Taiwanese are not excluded. Student centers were established at Taipei, Panchiao, and Tainan for Bible study, fellowship, and personal counseling.

   • 1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon‎^[4], Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 570:

     Taiwan was the touchstone for both sides. We felt that we should not and could not abandon the Taiwanese; we were committed to Taiwan's right to exist as an independent nation.

   • 1996, Robert M. Marsh, “Solidarity with Extended Kin”, in The Great Transformation: Social Change in Taipei, Taiwan Since the 1960s‎^[5], M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 149–150:

     We know the “ethnic” distribution between Taiwanese and mainland Chinese households in each district (ch’ü) of Taipei. In 1963, the percent of Taiwanese households varied from only 28.8% in Taan district to 86% in Chiencheng district. In 1991, Taan again had the lowest percent of Taiwanese households (63%) and Tatung the highest (86%).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwanese.

Taiwanese

1. The variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo.
   • 1975, Lawrence A. Clancy, Sunset Travel Guide to the Orient: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, China‎^[6], Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing Co., page 108:

     Language. Mandarin is the official language, but many people speak Taiwanese (a variant of a southern Chinese dialect) and Japanese. The younger generation and those engaged in the tourist trade speak some English.

   • 1999, Teri Silvio, “Reflexivity, Bodily Praxis and Identity in Taiwanese Opera”, in GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies‎^[7], volume 5, number 4, Duke University Press, pages 585–604:

     The gay and lesbian movement in Taiwan is composed largely of students and other intellectuals and therefore is largely Mandarin-speaking, middle-class, and young. Koa-a-hi actresses, by contrast, almost always speak Taiwanese as their primary language, are rarely educated beyond elementary school, and can barely make ends meet.

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• Formosan

• Ethnologue entry for Taiwanese, nan ⁠

Taiwanese

1. attributive form of Taiwanees

Taiwanese

1. plural of Taiwanees

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Taiwanese

1. inflection of Taiwanees:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Taiwanese f (plural Taiwanesen, masculine Taiwanees)

1. Taiwanese woman

• Taiwanees