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DictionaryCross-strait false friends

Chinese False Friends: Taiwan vs China

39 Chinese terms that look identical but mean different things in Taiwan (zh-TW) and China (zh-CN) usage — the traps an AI writing Traditional Chinese silently falls into.

  1. Computing

  2. 支持TW back; endorseCN (technical) support
  3. 項目TW item; entryCN (software) project
  4. 實現TW realize; achieveCN implement (in code)
  5. 程序TW procedure; sequence of stepsCN (computer) program
  6. 數字TW number; digitCN digital
  7. 訪問TW visit; interviewCN (data) access
  8. 類型TW category; kindCN (data) type
  9. 事務TW affairs; mattersCN (database) transaction
  10. 文件TW documentCN (computer) file
  11. 聲明TW public statement; announcementCN (variable) declaration
  12. 循環TW cycle; circulationCN (programming) loop
  13. 場景TW (film/stage) sceneCN scenario; use case
  14. 模擬TW simulate; mockCN analog (signal)
  15. 倉庫TW warehouseCN (Git) repository
  16. 菜單TW (restaurant) menuCN (software UI) menu
  17. 進程TW progress; course of eventsCN (OS) process
  18. 日誌TW journal; diaryCN (system) log
  19. 嚮導TW (human) guideCN (setup) wizard
  20. 並行TW concurrencyCN running in parallel
  21. 註銷TW cancel; deregister an accountCN log out
  22. 默認TW tacitly consent; acquiesceCN default (setting)
  23. 郵箱TW (physical) mailboxCN email; mailbox

  24. Daily

  25. 影集TW TV drama seriesCN photo album
  26. 桌球TW table tennis (ping-pong)CN billiards; pool
  27. 土豆TW peanutCN potato
  28. 雞精TW bottled chicken essence (health tonic)CN granulated chicken bouillon (seasoning)

  29. Education

  30. 高考TW senior civil-service examCN the college entrance exam (gaokao)

  31. General

  32. 檢討TW review; appraise (neutral)CN self-criticism; admitting fault
  33. 估計TW estimate; gauge (a quantity)CN (colloquial) reckon; suppose; probably
  34. 質量TW mass (physics)CN quality
  35. 愛人TW lover; sweetheartCN spouse (husband or wife)
  36. 窩心TW heartwarming; touchedCN feeling wronged and upset
  37. 正點TW on time; punctualCN (slang) awesome; gorgeous
  38. 脫產TW transfer assets to dodge creditorsCN take leave from work for full-time study

  39. Social

  40. 社區TW (residential) neighborhoodCN (online) community
  41. 關注TW pay attention to; be concerned withCN follow (on social media)

  42. Transport

  43. 機車TW motorbike (slang: annoying)CN railway locomotive
  44. 公車TW public busCN a government or work-unit car
  45. 房車TW sedan; saloon carCN RV; motorhome