Min Nan

Proper noun

Tâi-oân ‎(POJ)

1. 臺灣/台灣: Taiwan
2. 臺員/臺圓: (historical) Tayoan (peninsula near present-day Tainan, Taiwan, as well as Taiwan itself)

Usage notes

• In isolation, the character "灣" is usually read as "oan" (e.g., 海灣). The reading of "oân" here is an exception stemming from the historical variants 臺員 and 臺圓, properly read as "Tâi-oân".

Related terms

• Tāi-oân
• 大員 (Tāi-oân)
• 大圓 (Tāi-oân)
• 臺窩灣 (Tâi-o-oân)