The signs for "Taiwan" are another case in point. In the new natural sign language, the sign used is that for "chew sugar cane" (the right hand is made into a fist, then twisted in front of the mouth). Under the Japanese signing system used by the older generation, Taiwan is "beautiful country" (the signs for "beautiful" and "country").
又以「台灣」為例，新的自然手語打法是「啃甘蔗」（右手握拳，在嘴前轉動），可是學日本手語的老聾人卻說，「台灣」才不是「啃甘蔗」，是「美麗國」（「漂亮」加「國家」）。