# 臺北
## Chinese

* 臺北 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 臺北 (Cantonese)
* 臺北 (Classical)
* 臺北市 (Gan)
* Thòi-pet-sṳ (Hakka)
* Dài-báe̤k (Eastern Min)
* Tâi-pak (Southern Min)
* 臺北市 (Wu)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Táiběi
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): toi$^4$ bak$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Thòi-pet
    (Hailu, HRS): toi bed
    (Meixian, Guangdong): toi$^2$ bêd$^5$
* Northern Min (KCR): Dǒ-bă̤
* Eastern Min (BUC): Dài-báe̤k
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dai$^2$ bah$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-pak
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tai$^5$ bag$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$de-poq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Táiběi
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Táiběi
*** Wade–Giles: Tʻai$^2$-pei$^3$
*** Yale: Tái-běi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairbeei
*** Palladius: Тайбэй (Tajbɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: toi$^4$ bak$^1$
*** Yale: tòih bāk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: toi$^4$ bak$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: toi$^4$ beg$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɔːi̯²¹ pɐk̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòi-pet
*** Hakka Romanization System: toi$^ˇ$ bed$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: toi$^2$ bed$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯¹¹ pet̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: toi bed
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰoi⁵⁵ pet⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: toi$^2$ bêd$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰoɪ¹¹ pɛt̚¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Dǒ-bă̤
*** Sinological IPA : /to²¹ pɛ²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Dài-báe̤k
*** Sinological IPA : /tai⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(p-)}$βɔyʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dai$^2$ bah$^6$ [Phonetic: dai$^4$ bah$^6$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Dái-bah
*** Sinological IPA : /tai¹³⁻⁴² paʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dai$^2$ bah$^6$ [Phonetic: dai$^4$ bah$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tai¹³⁻⁴² paʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak
*** Tâi-lô: Tâi-pak
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dai'pag
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tai²⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tai²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai¹³⁻²² pak̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ pak̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ pak̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tai$^5$ bag$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâi pak
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pak̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$de-poq
*** MiniDict: de$^去$ poh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$de-poq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /de²² poʔ⁴⁴/

### Proper noun

臺北
* (～市) Taipei (capital and special municipality of Taiwan, Republic of China)
* (～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

* → 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

* ↑ Shih Hsiu-chuan (2010 December 14) “Premier respects ‘choice’ on spelling”, in Taipei Times‎, retrieved 8 January 2015, page 3
* “臺北”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* “臺北”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## 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)
* hanja form of 대북 (“Taipei”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 臺 | 北 |

### Proper noun

臺北
* chữ Hán form of Đài Bắc (“Taipei”).