標準地名譯寫準則

These Regulations are established in accordance with Article 30 of the Land Surveying and Mapping Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

1Phonetic translation shall be used primarily for the translation of standardized geographic names.

2When the standardized geographic name contains an attribute name, the English semantic translation shall be used for the attribute name.

3If the attribute name and the standardized geographic name are seen as a whole to form a term, then the phonetic translation shall be used for its translation.

4The attribute name in the preceding paragraph refers to the name describing the attribution of the standardized geographic name.

If there is a direction indicated in the standardized geographic name, the English semantic translation shall be used for its translation. If there is a code or ordinal number, it shall be written in Arabic numerals.

If there is a special consideration on history, linguistics, custom or tradition, religion, international convention or other reasons, the translation of the standardized geographic name can be exempt from Article 2, subject to the approval of the central competent authority.

1The first letter of translations of standardized geographic names should be written in upper case letters. The rest are written in lower case letters. Each word should be written in continuous form except under the following circumstances:

21. When the first letter is a, o or e and it is not the first word of the translated Chinese, a ( ' ) syllable dividing mark is placed between the syllables.

32. When phonetic and semantic translation methods are used together, a space should be placed between the words.

1The following examples are the translations for the attribute names of administrative regions or administrative organizations.

21. 省: Province

32. 市: City

43. 縣: County

54. 鄉/鎮: Township

65. 區: District

76. 村 (里): Village

87. 鄰: Neighborhood

1The following examples are the translations for the attribute names of physical geographic features.

21. 平原: Plain

32. 盆地: Basin

43. 島嶼: Island

54. 群島: Islands

65. 列嶼: Archipelago

76. 礁: Reef

87. 沙洲: Sand Bar

98. 岬角: Cape

109. 山: Mountain

1110. 山脈: Mountains

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1The following examples are the translations for the attribute names of streets:

21. 大道: Boulevard; may also be abbreviated as Blvd.

32. 路: Road; may also be abbreviated as Rd.

43. 街: Street; may also be abbreviated as St.

54. 巷: Lane; may also be abbreviated as Ln.

1The following examples are the translations for the attribute names of public facilities that serve as landmarks:

21. 政府: Hall

32. 公所 / 事務所: Office

43. 橋: Bridge

54. 寺 / 廟 / 庵 / 觀 / 堂 / 宮 / 道院: Temple

65. 教堂: Church

76. 祠: Shrine

87. 機場: Airport

98. 港: Port

109. 水庫: Reservoir

1110. 車站: Station

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These Regulations shall become effective on the date of promulgation.