dalu

The second, and more profound, is why even the most obnoxiously rabid Taiwanese independence supporter uses the word dalu (大陸, "mainland") to refer to China - even though the connotation of the word spits straight in Taiwan's eye.

Taipei Times 2009

At least someone preparing for the official's examination told me, that you have to use terms like "dalu" or "Zhongguo dalu" when refering to the PRC during the exam.

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

There is no reason that people can't stop saying 'dalu' Although far worse is the rebarbative 'taiwan diqu' Taiwan region.

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

I still say 'dalu' though, even many of the pro-TI people I know use it, and many of the ones who don't tend to say 'China' in a pointed and artificial way.

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

My story with "dalu" is that when I was a child, I'd hear my parents/aunts say it in Taiwanese, "tai-liok."

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

FOARP, I'd be curious to know what your source is for pre-KMT use of 'dalu' to refer to China.

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

I'll admit 'Tangshan' is a new one on me, all I'm going on is Wu Zhuoliu's (a Hakkanese Taiwanese) use of 'dalu' in the Chinese version of his book 'Orphan of Asia' (which was itself originally published in Japanese).

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

Especially in this case, when many Taiwanese say "zhongguo" and avoid using "dalu", you'd be crazy to try to "respect" the convention in Chinese and use the very uncommon "mainland" to describe China in English.

Black Boxes Michael Turton 2009

Until maybe 3-4 years ago, I did not know what "tai-liok" was until I realized dalu = mainland = what most people in Taiwan refer to China as.

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

Dyw hyn ddim yn newyddion syfrdanol, wrth gwrs, ond mae yn newyddion trist. £13 miliwn o bunoedd i dalu overdraft Canolfan y Mileniwm, ond fedr y llywodraeth ddim fforddio £600,000 y flwyddyn i ariannu papur dyddiol.

Cyhoeddiad trist Dyfrig 2008