Save Type Settlement Usage English, Japanese Scripts 台北(Japanese Kanji) タイペイ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. /taɪ.ˈpeɪ/(English) /ta̠.i.pe̞ː/(Japanese) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 臺北 (Táiběi) derived from 臺 (tái) referring to Taiwan and 北 (běi) meaning "north". This is the name of the capital city of Taiwan.