臺北

See also: 台北

Chinese

		short for 臺灣	north
trad. (臺北/台北)		臺/台	北
simp. (台北)		台	北

Etymology

Officially, with the creation of Taipeh Prefecture (臺北府) in 1875.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Táiběi

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ bak¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Thòi-pet

  (Hailu, HRS): toi bed

  (Meixian, Guangdong): toi² bêd⁵

• Northern Min (KCR): Dǒ-bă̤
• Eastern Min (BUC): Dài-báe̤k
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dai² bah⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-pak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tai⁵ bag⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶de-poq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Táiběi
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Táiběi
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻai²-pei³
    • Yale: Tái-běi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairbeei
    • Palladius: Тайбэй (Tajbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: toi⁴ bak¹
    • Yale: tòih bāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ bak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ beg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ pɐk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòi-pet
    • Hakka Romanization System: toi^ˇ bed^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: toi² bed⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯¹¹ pet̚²/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: toi bed
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoi⁵⁵ pet⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: toi² bêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoɪ¹¹ pɛt̚¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Dǒ-bă̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /to²¹ pɛ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Dài-báe̤k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai⁵³⁻²¹ ^(p-)βɔyʔ²⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dai² bah⁶ [Phonetic: dai⁴ bah⁶]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Dái-bah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai¹³⁻⁴² paʔ²¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dai² bah⁶ [Phonetic: dai⁴ bah⁶]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai²⁴⁻⁴² paʔ²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak
    • Tâi-lô: Tâi-pak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dai'pag
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tai²⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tai²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai¹³⁻²² pak̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ pak̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ pak̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tai⁵ bag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâi pak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pak̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶de-poq
    • MiniDict: de^去 poh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³de-poq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /de²² poʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

臺北

1. (～市) Taipei (capital and special municipality of Taiwan, Republic of China)
2. (～縣) (historical) Taipei County (former county in Taiwan, now called New Taipei)

Usage notes

• Although use of the full traditional form of 臺 is encouraged by the ROC Ministry of Education, the form 台北 is now more common than 臺北 in Taiwan and areas where traditional Chinese is used.

Coordinate terms

• 臺東／台东 (Táidōng)
• 臺南／台南 (Táinán)
• 臺西／台西 (Táixī)
• 臺中／台中 (Táizhōng)

Derived terms

• 中華臺北 / 中华台北 (Zhōnghuá Táiběi)
• 臺北人 / 台北人 (táiběirén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (臺北):

• → Japanese: 台(たい)北(ほく) (Taihoku)
• → Korean: 대북(臺北) (Daebuk)
• → Vietnamese: Đài Bắc (臺北)

Others:

• → Amis: Taypak
• → Bunun: Taipak
• → English: Taipei, Taibei, Taipeh
  • → Japanese: 台北 (Taipei)
  • → Korean: 타이베이 (Taibei), 타이페이 (Taipei)
  • → Thai: ไทเป (tai-bpee)
• → Kanakanabu: Taipe
• → Russian: Тайбэ́й (Tajbɛ́j)
• → Saaroa: taipakʉ
• → Saisiyat: taypae'
• → Sakizaya: Taypak
• → Tsou: taipahu

References

• “臺北”, in 《教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典》 [Ministry of Education Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien), 中華民國教育部 [Ministry of Education, R.O.C.], 2026.
• “臺北”, in 《教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典》 [Ministry of Education Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien), 中華民國教育部 [Ministry of Education, R.O.C.], 2026.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臺	北
Hyōgai	Grade: 2
irregular

Kanji in this term
臺	北
たい Hyōgai	ほく Grade: 2
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 臺北 – see the following entry.

【台北たいぺい】 [proper noun] Taipei (the capital city of Taiwan) Alternative spelling タイペイ 【台北たいほく】 [proper noun] Taipei (the capital city of Taiwan) Alternative spelling タイホク

(This term, 臺北, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
臺	北

Proper noun

臺北 • (Daebuk) (hangeul 대북)

1. hanja form^? of 대북 (“Taipei”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
臺	北

Proper noun

臺北

1. chữ Hán form of Đài Bắc (“Taipei”)