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1971 when Taiwan won the Little League World Series, 台灣獨立聯盟 hired a plane to fly a banner in English, GO GO Taiwan, but in characters it said 台灣独立万歳 / Tâi-uân to̍k-li̍p bān-sùe / Hurrah for Taiwan Independence
This was televised live in 1971 martial law Taiwan
'The Dalai Lama on Sunday was seen wearing a cap embroidered with the word, “Team Taiwan” while watching a modern neo-techno performance of the traditional San Taizi (三太子) dance, as he celebrated his 90th birthday in Dharamsala, northern India.'
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#Taiwanese #Taigi #Hokkien phrase of the week
sī-ui ūn-tōng (TRS)
sī-ui ūn-tōng (POJ)
示威運動
demonstration, protest march
This was during my first visit to Taiwan in 1989. Connecting with my Taiwanese roots meant street protests against fascists.
Keep Politics Out of Taiwan's ISO Naming / 避免政治因素影響台灣的ISO命名
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#Taiwanese #Taigi #Hokkien phrase of the week
khang-khang pān-kong-tshù (TRS)
khang-khang pān-kong-chhù (POJ)
空空的辦公處
Empty office
During covid, I spent a day at my office expecting zombies to attack.
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#Taiwanese #Baltimore #TaiwaneseAmerican #Pride
#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
pháinn lâng (TRS)
pháiⁿ lâng (POJ)
歹人
Bad people
This map shows the PRC military movements around Taiwan for just the month of April, 2025
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#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
Tâi-bí lâng Bí-tang hā-lēng hōe (POJ)
Tâi-bí lâng Bí-tang hā-līng hūe (TRS)
台美人美東夏令會
Taiwanese American Conference/East Coast
Artist Chao-Min Liu (劉兆民) painted this beautiful memory of the 2011 TAC/EC tacec.org
#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
tsòng-lia̍t hi-sing (TRS)
chòng-lia̍t hi-seng (POJ)
壯烈犧牲
die for one's country
莊秋雄 uē 鄭南榕 shortly after he martyred himself in flames refusing to be arrested for his advocacy for Taiwan independence and freedom of speech.
#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
m̄-tio̍h hîng-uî (TRS)
m̄-tio̍h hêng-uî (POJ)
不對行為
wrong actions
This map shows the wrong actions of the PRC military for only the month of March, 2025
Original post:
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#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
khì-kong (TRS)
khì-kong (POJ)
氣功
Yoga-like art of breathing strength into one's body. At the Evolve Foundation , I had a chance to do khì-kong with a young man with Tourette syndrome. Thanks to Talking Taiwan for the Su Beng t-shirt
The Formosan Association for Public Affairs translated the article to english here:
wp.me/p4kovB-4k
A summary of their story in characters is in this article here:
blow.streetvoice.com/79249/
The truth of her father's execution was hidden from Kuo Su-Chen/郭素貞 for 60 years.
The full music video is here with English, character and Taigi (POJ) subtitles
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#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
留佇咱的血內底
lâu tī lán ê hoeh lāi té (POJ)
lâu tī lán ê hueh lāi té (TRS)
flows inside our blood
鄭宜農 Enno Cheng released a song inspired by #WhiteTerror victim Kuo Ching/郭慶 and his daughter Kuo Su-Chen/郭素貞's story
The ROC Department of Defense Military Bureau sentenced him to death. He was executed in November 1952 at the age of 36.
Huang Rong-can was a Taiwanese wai-sheng-ren (外省人)
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Artist Huang Rong-can - 黃榮燦 (1916-1952)
The Terrible Inspection - 恐怖的檢查
Huang Rong-can was arrested from the staff room at Taiwan's Teacher's College (國立臺灣師範大學) in December, 1951. He was put in jail accused of engaging in propaganda, treason and spying for the Chinese Communists.
For 24 hours, drinking only water, let us meditate and educate people around us so that we may find better ways to take action in this world. As we feel our hunger, let us be reminded to share the stories of Taiwan's past. #228Fast #Taiwan #taiwanhistory
kìm-tsia̍h (TRS)
kìm-chia̍h (POJ)
禁食
fast
#228 is a significant date in Taiwan's history. To commemorate this time in Taiwan's historical consciousness, many people choose to fast in remembrance of the cruelty of those times.
On Feb 13, it was announced by the State Department that Beattie would be replaced. (3/3)
Beattie publicly made statements declaring the US should abandon Taiwan and deal Taiwan to the PRC.
A group of us started a petition and sent letters to senators in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to challenge this appointment. (2/3)
#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
tshíng-guān (TRS)
chhéng-goān (POJ)
請願
petition
On Feb 4th, the Trump administration appointed Darren Beattie to the third highest position in the US state department as an acting role. (1/3)
