Vocabulary What does 台湾 (たいわん, taiwan) mean? 台湾 (たいわん, taiwan) means Taiwan. Quick factsReadingたいわんRomajitaiwanPart of speechnoun 台湾たいわんtaiwanTaiwan1noun TaiwanAlso written: 台灣、臺灣Kanji in this word台stand, platform; counter for machines湾bay, gulf