台式 (táishì): Taiwanese-style

Meanings

Zhè jiā diàn mài táishì zǎocān, yǒu dànbǐng hé dòujiāng.

This shop sells Taiwanese-style breakfast — egg crepes and soy milk.

Bàngōngshì xīn mǎi le jǐ tái táishì diànnǎo.

The office just bought a few new desktop computers.

usage

Two distinct words sharing spelling: 台式 (Tái shì, capitalized 台 = Taiwan) 'Taiwanese-style' (台式奶茶, 台式风味); vs 台式 (tái shì, 台 = table) 'tabletop / desktop' (台式电脑, 台式机). Context disambiguates easily.

台 tái

式 shì