Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taiwanglish

/taɪˈwaŋɡlɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tai-wan-glish
IPA: /taɪˈwaŋɡlɪʃ/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The form of broken English proverbially encountered in the user manuals and technical documentation accompanying electronic devices manufactured in Taiwan.

Example Sentences

"The motherboard configuration is explained in a tiny 25-page pamphlet, written in classic “Taiwanglish.” For example, there is a rubber-stamped notice on the title page: “IBM PC, PC/XT, PC/AT are registeled trademarks of.”"
"Maybe he meant “Taiwanglish”, the barely comprehensible English that used to be common on manuals, instructions, etc., from Taiwanese and Japanese (Japanglish) products, although in recent years, I have noticed it to be a lot better."
"Eventually, after much reading of badly-translated taiwanglish ‘manuals’ I discovered that the Dallas 12887…had had its CMOS reset pin snipped off."

Etymology

Blend of Taiwan + English, after Chinglish etc.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /taɪˈwaŋɡlɪʃ/

Questions

How do you pronounce taiwanglish?: The recorded pronunciation is /taɪˈwaŋɡlɪʃ/.
What does taiwanglish mean?: The form of broken English proverbially encountered in the user manuals and technical documentation accompanying electronic devices manufactured in Taiwan.
Where does taiwanglish come from?: Blend of Taiwan + English, after Chinglish etc.

How to pronounce taiwanglish

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “taiwanglish”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/taɪˈwaŋɡlɪʃ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “taiwanglish”.
Repeat and practice — Say “taiwanglish” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.