Again???
I have repeatedly said that a Tropical Revolving Storm reaching hurricane force sustained wind (Bf.12) it is called “Hurricane” when it occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and North East Pacific.
In the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and the South Pacific it is known as a Cyclone.
If it occurs in the West Pacific and South China Sea it is called a Typhoon in English, or Tai-fun in Cantonese. (Which is the term I’m used to)
From Sinitic
- 大風／大风 (“big wind”) (Cantonese daai6 fung1, Hakka thai-fûng).
- 颱風／台风 (“typhoon”) (Cantonese toi4 fung1, Hakka thòi-fûng)
Source: taifun - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
When the same TRS pack Gale force wind (Bf. 8) it is known as a Tropical Depression. When it reach Storm force wind (Bf.10) it is called a Tropical Storm.
This is regardless of where it occurs.
Can there be any more to argue about on this subject?