Cross-Strait Tone Differences

Cross-Strait Tone Differences

Lately I have been paying more attention to characters that are pronounced differently between the Mainland and Taiwan. This list is definitely not comprehensive, but I wanted to gather the differences I’ve noticed in my own studies. The format below is: Mainland pronunciation | Taiwan pronunciation. I’ve also listed some words containing the characters in question.

究 jiū | jiù - after all / to investigate / to study carefully

研究 yánjiū | yánjiù - research / a study / to research / to look into 讲究 jiǎngjiu | 講究 jiǎngjiù - to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen 究竟 jiūjìng | jiùjìng - to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / finally / outcome / result

质 zhì | 質 zhí - character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question *In Taiwanese Mandarin, 質 is pronounced zhì when meaning to pawn / hostage, like the word 人質.

质量 zhìliàng | 質量 zhíliàng - quality / mass 本质 běnzhì | 本質 běnzhí - essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality 质疑 zhìyí | 質疑 zhíyí - to call into question / to question (truth or validity)

识 shí | 識 shì - to know / knowledge

知识 zhīshi | 知識 zhīshì - knowledge / intellectual 意识 yìshí | 意識 yìshì - consciousness / awareness / to be aware / to realize 认识 rènshi | 認識 rènshì - to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition

企 qǐ | qì - to plan a project / to stand on tiptoe

企业 qǐyè | 企業 qìyè - company / firm / enterprise / corporation 企图 qǐtú | 企圖 qìtú - to attempt / to try / attempt 企鹅 qǐ’é | 企鵝 qì’é - penguin

息 xī | xí - breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest

消息 xiāoxi | xiāoxí - news / information 利息 lìxī | lìxí - interest (on a loan) 信息 xìnxī | xìnxí - information / news / message

危 wēi | wéi - danger / to endanger

危机 wēijī | 危機 wéijī - crisis 危害 wēihài | wéihài - to jeopardize / to harm / to endanger / harmful effect / damage 危险 wēixiǎn | 危險 wéixiǎn - danger / dangerous

突 tū | tú - to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden

突然 tūrán | túrán - sudden / abrupt / unexpected 突出 tūchū | túchū - prominent / outstanding / to give prominence to / to protrude / to project 突破 tūpò | túpò - to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle)

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