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  • Speak Chinese Like A Taiwanese Local

    #405 遊갑 Homeless People

    21/1/2026 | 6 mins.
    遊갑 yóumĆ­n – homeless person
    å›ŗå®šä½ę‰€ gùdƬng zhùsuĒ’ – fixed residence
    ę©‹ qiĆ”o – bridge
    統計 tĒ’ngjƬ – statistics
    集中 jĆ­zhōng – to concentrate; gather
    ę‡¶ęƒ° lĒŽnduò – lazy
    失愭 shÄ«yĆØ – unemployment; to lose a job
    裁哔 cĆ”iyuĆ”n – to lay off employees
    ę”¶å…„ shōurù – income
    ē‰©åƒ¹ wùjiĆ  – prices of goods; cost of living
    ę¼² zhĒŽng – to rise; increase
    弱勢 ruòshƬ – disadvantaged; vulnerable
    é‚Šē·£ biānyuĆ”n – edge; margin (of society)
    臨時 lĆ­nshĆ­ – temporary
    ę”¶å®¹äø­åæƒ shōuróng zhōngxÄ«n – shelter; temporary housing center
    社巄人哔 shĆØgōng rĆ©nyuĆ”n – social worker
    協助 xiĆ©zhù – to assist; help
    補助 bĒ”zhù – subsidy; financial aid
    職愭訓緓 zhĆ­yĆØ xùnliĆ n – vocational training
    ęŠ€čƒ½ jƬnĆ©ng – skill
    čØŖå• fĒŽngwĆØn – interview
    äøŸč‡‰ diÅ«liĒŽn – embarrassing; to lose face
    面子 miĆ nzi – face; dignity
    åč¦‹ piānjiĆ n – prejudice

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    #404 å°‘å¹“ēŠÆē½Ŗ Juvenile Crime

    19/1/2026 | 6 mins.
    č”ēŖ chōngtĆŗ – conflict
    關門 guānmĆ©n – to close a door
    力道 lƬdĆ o – force; strength
    ę„›ęƒœē­äøŠēš„å…¬å‹™ Ć ixĆ­ bānshĆ ng de gōngwù – to take care of class property
    ꄛꃜ Ć ixĆ­ – to cherish; to take care of
    ę—„åøø rƬchĆ”ng – daily; everyday
    乾哄 gāngē – sworn older brother
    å£č§’č”ēŖ kĒ’ujiĒŽo chōngtĆŗ – verbal dispute
    ę¼”č®Š yĒŽnbiĆ n – to develop; to evolve
    č‚¢é«”č”ēŖ zhÄ«tǐ chōngtĆŗ – physical conflict
    äŗ‹å…ˆč—å„½ shƬxiān cĆ”nghĒŽo – hidden in advance
    å½ˆē°§åˆ€ tĆ”nhuĆ”ngdāo – switchblade
    é€£åˆŗå¤šåˆ€ liĆ”n cƬ duō dāo – to stab repeatedly
    頸部 jǐngbù – neck
    胸部 xiōngbù – chest
    äø­åˆ€ zhòngdāo – to be stabbed
    å¤§é‡å¤±č”€ dĆ liĆ ng shÄ«xiě – heavy blood loss
    å¤±åŽ»ę„č­˜ shÄ«qù yƬshƬ – to lose consciousness
    ę•‘č­·äŗŗå“” jiùhù rĆ©nyuĆ”n – emergency medical personnel
    到堓 dĆ ochĒŽng – to arrive at the scene
    呼吸 hÅ«xÄ« – breathing
    心跳 xÄ«ntiĆ o – heartbeat
    č¢«ē·Šę€„é€å¾€ bĆØi jǐnjĆ­ sòngwĒŽng – to be urgently sent to
    č‘‰å…‹č†œ yĆØkĆØmó – ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)
    遺憾 yĆ­hĆ n – regret; sadly
    å®£å‘Šäøę²» xuāngĆ o bĆŗzhƬ – officially pronounced dead
    ę®ŗäŗŗęœŖé‚ shārĆ©n wĆØisuƬ – attempted murder
    ę­£å¼čµ·čØ“ę®ŗäŗŗē½Ŗ zhĆØngshƬ qǐsù shārĆ©n zuƬ – formally charged with murder
    é­åˆ°ē¾ˆęŠ¼ē¦č¦‹ zāodĆ o jÄ«yā jƬnjiĆ n – detained and held incommunicado
    äø€åÆ©åˆ¤ę±ŗå‡ŗēˆ yƬshěn pĆ njuĆ© chÅ«lĆŗ – first-instance verdict announced
    č¢«é—œčµ·ä¾† bĆØi guān qǐlĆ”i – to be imprisoned
    檢方 jiĒŽnfāng – prosecutors
    法院 fĒŽyuĆ n – court
    åˆ¤å¾—å¤Ŗč¼• pĆ n de tĆ i qÄ«ng – sentence judged too lenient
    ęå‡ŗäøŠčØ“ tĆ­chÅ« shĆ ngsù – to file an appeal
    二審 ĆØrshěn – second trial; second instance
    č¢«å®³å­øē”Ÿēš„å®¶å±¬ bĆØihĆ i xuĆ©shēng de jiāshĒ” – family of the victimized student
    åˆ¤ę±ŗēµęžœ pĆ njuĆ© jiĆ©guĒ’ – verdict result
    åøę³•åˆ¶åŗ¦ sÄ«fĒŽ zhƬdù – judicial system
    éŽåŗ¦äæč­· guòdù bĒŽohù – excessive protection
    åŠ å®³č€… jiāhĆ izhě – perpetrator
    未成幓 wĆØichĆ©ngniĆ”n – minor; underage
    深仇大恨 shēn chóu dĆ  hĆØn – deep hatred or vendetta
    假釋 jiĒŽshƬ – parole
    檢視 jiĒŽnshƬ – to review; to re-examine

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    #403 äø€å€‹ē‰¹åˆ„ēš„åœ°ę–¹ A Special Place

    16/1/2026 | 7 mins.
    å±ę± PĆ­ngdōng – Pingtung (a county in southern Taiwan)
    ęž‹åÆ®é„‰ FāngliĆ”o xiāng – Fangliao Township
    ä½ŽčŖæ dÄ«diĆ o – low-key; not flashy
    瓔樸 chĆŗnpĒ” – simple; plain; rustic
    ē”˜č”— gānzhĆØ – sugarcane
    稻米 dĆ omǐ – rice (uncooked)
    ę™Æé»ž jǐngdiĒŽn – tourist attraction; sightseeing spot
    客運 kĆØyùn – intercity bus; coach service
    ęž‹åÆ®ę¼ęøÆ FāngliĆ”o yĆŗgĒŽng – Fangliao Fishing Harbor
    漁民 yĆŗmĆ­n – fishermen
    č—ēš®ę„č±”é¤Ø LĆ”npĆ­ YƬxiĆ ng GuĒŽn – BREEZY BLUE STATION
    倉庫 cāngkù – warehouse
    č—ēš®åˆ—č»Š lĆ”npĆ­ liĆØchē – blue train (old-style Taiwanese train)
    鐵道迷 tiědĆ o mĆ­ – railway enthusiast; train fan
    ēœ‹ęµ·ē¾Žč”“é¤Ø KĆ nhĒŽi MěishùguĒŽn – The Luo Shan Feng Recreation Area
    發呆 fādāi – to zone out; to daydream
    ęž‹å®¢å„½åø‚é›† FāngkĆØ HĒŽo ShƬjĆ­ – Fangliao Market
    č“®éœ§ä¹¾ liĆ”nwù gān – dried wax apple
    čŠ’ęžœč„†ē‰‡ mĆ”ngguĒ’ cuƬpiĆ n – crispy mango slices
    在地 zĆ idƬ – local
    伓手禮 bĆ nshĒ’ulǐ – souvenir; local gift
    é›™ęµåœ‹å®¶ę£®ęž—éŠęØ‚å€ ShuāngliĆŗ Guójiā SēnlĆ­n YóulĆØ QÅ« – Shuangliu National Forest Recreation Area
    å¾žäŗ‹ cóngshƬ – to engage in; to work in
    ꍕ魚 bĒ”yĆŗ – to catch fish; fishing
    čøåÆ¦ tĆ shĆ­ – grounded; at ease; steady
    慢下來 mĆ n xiĆ lĆ”i – to slow down

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    #402 å°čŖžēš„ę­·å² The History of Taiwanese Language

    14/1/2026 | 9 mins.
    方言 fāngyĆ”n – dialect
    客家話 KĆØjiāhuĆ  – Hakka (language)
    來源 lĆ”iyuĆ”n – origin; source
    ē¦å»ŗ FĆŗjiĆ n – Fujian (province in China)
    é–©å—čŖž MǐnnĆ”nyĒ” – Southern Min (language)
    省 shěng – province
    沿海 yĆ”nhĒŽi – coastal; along the coast
    學者 xuĆ©zhě – scholar; researcher
    äøŠå¤ę¼¢čŖž shĆ nggĒ” HĆ nyĒ” – Old Chinese (ancient Chinese)
    å•†ęœ ShāngchĆ”o – Shang Dynasty
    ęœä»£ chĆ”odĆ i – dynasty
    ꙉꜝ JƬnchĆ”o – Jin Dynasty
    å”ęœ TĆ”ngchĆ”o – Tang Dynasty
    äø­åŽŸåœ°å€ ZhōngyuĆ”n dƬqÅ« – Central Plains region of China
    ęˆ°äŗ‚ zhĆ nluĆ n – war and chaos
    ę··åœØäø€čµ· hùn zĆ i yƬqǐ – to mix together
    é–©čŖž MǐnyĒ” – Min languages
    å®‹ęœ SòngchĆ”o – Song Dynasty
    ę³‰å·ž QuĆ”nzhōu – Quanzhou (city in Fujian)
    ęøÆå£ gĒŽngkĒ’u – port; harbor
    č·‘čˆ¹ pĒŽo chuĆ”n – to sail ships; work on ships
    往外傳 wĒŽng wĆ i chuĆ”n – to spread outward
    ę˜Žęø…ę™‚ęœŸ MĆ­ng QÄ«ng shĆ­qĆ­ – Ming and Qing period
    ę¼³å·ž Zhāngzhōu – Zhangzhou (city in Fujian)
    腔 qiāng – accent; pronunciation style

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    #401 å°åŒ—éšØę©Ÿę”»ę“Š Random Attacks in Taipei

    12/1/2026 | 12 mins.
    ē„”å·®åˆ„ę”»ę“Šäŗ‹ä»¶ wĆŗchābiĆ© gōngjĆ­ shƬjiĆ n – indiscriminate attack incident
    犯人 fĆ nrĆ©n – perpetrator; offender
    ꏐ醒 tĆ­xǐng – to remind; reminder
    ē›Ÿå‹ mĆ©ngyĒ’u – ally; accomplice
    å‚ę™š bāngwĒŽn – evening; dusk
    商圈 shāngquān – shopping district; commercial area
    é€£ēŗŒ liĆ”nxù – continuous; consecutive
    éšØę©Ÿę”»ę“Šäŗ‹ä»¶ suĆ­jÄ« gōngjĆ­ shƬjiĆ n – random attack incident
    äøå¹øę­»äŗ” bĆŗxƬng sǐwĆ”ng – to die tragically
    震驚 zhĆØnjÄ«ng – to shock; to astonish
    誠品 ChĆ©ngpǐn – Eslite (bookstore / department store brand)
    縱火 zònghuĒ’ – arson
    é˜²ęÆ’é¢å…· fĆ”ngdĆŗ miĆ njù – gas mask
    ē…™éœ§å½ˆ yānwùdĆ n – smoke bomb
    č©¦åœ– shƬtĆŗ – to attempt; to try
    å¼•ē‡ƒ yǐnrĆ”n – to ignite; to set on fire
    汽油彈 qƬyóudĆ n – Molotov cocktail
    制止 zhƬzhǐ – to stop; to restrain
    čŖ¤ē‡ƒ wùrĆ”n – accidental ignition
    é»žē‡ƒ diĒŽnrĆ”n – to light; to ignite
    å‚·é‡äøę²» shāngzhòng bĆŗzhƬ – to die from severe injuries
    擓大 kuòdĆ  – to expand; to escalate
    ę”ˆē™¼ē¾å “ Ć nfā xiĆ nchĒŽng – crime scene
    頂樓 dǐnglóu – top floor; rooftop
    墜落 zhuƬluò – to fall from a height
    å®£å‘Šäøę²» xuāngĆ o bĆŗzhƬ – officially pronounced dead
    é€®ę• dĆ ibĒ” – to arrest
    瓙箱 zhǐxiāng – cardboard box
    é€ƒč·‘ tĆ”opĒŽo – to escape; to flee
    樔仿犯攈 mófĒŽng fĆ n’àn – copycat crime
    ęåš‡ kĒ’nghĆØ – to threaten; intimidation
    貼文 tiēwĆ©n – social media post
    ꁐꅌ kĒ’nghuāng – panic
    追柄 zhuÄ«chĆ” – to track down; to investigate
    境外 jƬngwĆ i – overseas; outside the country
    ęŸ„ē² chĆ”huò – to uncover; to seize
    éŽ–å®ščŗ«åˆ† suĒ’dƬng shēnfĆØn – to identify and fix someone’s identity
    ä¾ęåš‡å…¬ēœ¾ē­‰ē½Ŗå«Œé€č¾¦ yÄ« kĒ’nghĆØ gōngzhòng děng zuƬxiĆ”n sòngbĆ n – to be prosecuted on suspicion of threatening the public
    巔邏 xĆŗnluó – to patrol
    ē¢ŗäæ quĆØbĒŽo – to ensure; to guarantee

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