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臺中

臺中

See also: 台中

Chinese

		(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station	middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
trad. (臺中/台中)		臺/台	中
simp. (台中)		台	中

Proper noun

臺中

Taichung (Taizhong), Taiwan

Etymology

Officially, with the creation of Taichu-Ken (臺中縣) in March 1896

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Táizhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ zung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thòi-chûng
Min Nan (POJ): Tâi-tiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Táizhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairjong
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: toi⁴ zung¹
  - Yale: tòih jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ dzung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòi-chûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: toiˇ zung´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: toi² zung¹
  - IPA: /tʰo̯i¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-tiong
  - Tâi-lô: Tâi-tiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dai'diofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taɪ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taɪ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taɪ¹³⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taɪ²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/