Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
民国
Mín guó
Republic of China (1912-1949) / used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 / is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)
狮子
Shī zǐ
Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
清华大学
Qīng huá Dà xué
Tsinghua or Qinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
强行
qiáng xíng
to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2]
三峡
Sān xiá
Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Chaozhou or Teochew prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3], with famous cuisine / Chaochou town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong
蒋介石
Jiǎng Jiè shí
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
新竹
Xīn zhú
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
外企
wài qǐ
foreign enterprise / company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong / abbr. for 外資企業|外资企业
Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
新台币
Xīn tái bì
New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
台海
Tái hǎi
abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
港澳台
Gǎng Aò Tái
Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 / and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
北斗
Běi dǒu
Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
花莲
Huā lián
Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
中看
zhōng kàn
pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
大富翁
Dà fù wēng
Monopoly (game) / known as 地產大亨|地产大亨[Di4 chan3 Da4 heng1] in Taiwan
春日
Chūn rì
Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
嘉义
Jiā yì
Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan
眩晕
xuàn yùn
vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1]
眩晕
xuàn yùn
vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1]
北门
Běi mén
Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan &ndash / which calls them the Senkaku Islands &ndash / but claimed by China as part of its territory