國民黨 Guómíndǎng - Kuomintang (KMT; a major political party in Taiwan)
政黨 zhèngdǎng - political party
民進黨 Mínjìndǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
後期 hòuqí - later period; later stage
成立 chénglì - to establish; to found
強烈 qiángliè - strong; intense
台獨色彩 Táidú sècǎi - pro-Taiwan independence tendency/image
獨立 dúlì - independence
主張 zhǔzhāng - to advocate; viewpoint; stance
共產黨 Gòngchǎndǎng - Communist Party
中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó - Republic of China (ROC)
認可 rènkě - to recognize; to approve
破壞 pòhuài - to damage; to destroy
國家正統 guójiā zhèngtǒng - national legitimacy/orthodoxy
數典忘祖 shǔdiǎn wàngzǔ - to forget one’s roots or heritage
付出 fùchū - contribution; to devote; to give
族群 zúqún - ethnic/social group
早期 zǎoqí - early period
民主運動 mínzhǔ yùndòng - democratic movement
選舉 xuǎnjǔ - election
本土 běntǔ - local; native; local Taiwanese
外來 wàilái - external; coming from outside
族群動員 zúqún dòngyuán - ethnic/group mobilization
刻意 kèyì - deliberately; intentionally
分裂 fēnliè - division; to split
二二八事件 Èr-Èr-Bā Shìjiàn - the February 28 Incident
白色恐怖 báisè kǒngbù - White Terror
外省人 wàishěngrén - mainland Chinese who came to Taiwan after 1945, and their descendants
排擠 páijǐ - to exclude; to push aside
汙名化 wūmínghuà - to stigmatize
二等公民 èrděng gōngmín - second-class citizen
蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén - Tsai Ing-wen (former president of Taiwan)
推動 tuīdòng - to promote; to push forward
軍公教年金改革 jūn gōng jiào niánjīn gǎigé - pension reform for military personnel, civil servants, and teachers
退休金 tuìxiūjīn - pension; retirement pay
後代 hòudài - descendants
政治報復 zhèngzhì bàofù - political retaliation/revenge
執政 zhízhèng - to govern; to be in power
欺負 qīfù - to bully; to mistreat
清算 qīngsuàn - to settle accounts; political reckoning
公務人員 gōngwù rényuán - civil servant; government employee
尊嚴 zūnyán - dignity
福利 fúlì - welfare; benefits
好感 hǎogǎn - favorable impression; liking
少子化 shǎozǐhuà - low birth rate phenomenon
結構性問題 jiégòuxìng wèntí - structural problem
實質 shízhí - substantial; practical
物價通膨 wùjià tōngpéng - inflation; rising prices
中產階級 zhōngchǎn jiējí - middle class
投票 tóupiào - to vote
既得利益者 jìdé lìyìzhě - vested-interest group/person
雙標 shuāngbiāo - double standard
在野 zàiyě - out of power; opposition party status
反對 fǎnduì - to oppose
網軍 wǎngjūn - internet troll army; online political operatives
壓縮 yāsuō - to compress; to restrict
言論自由 yánlùn zìyóu - freedom of speech