WordTaiwan frequency #9,680
元宵
ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ
“Lantern Festival, the night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sticky rice dumplings traditionally eaten during the festival.”
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- 美元ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊUS dollar; the official currency of the United States; used in mainland China and Taiwan to refer to the American dollar
- 多元ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊpoly-; multi-; involving many elements, factors, or variants; multivariate (math)
- 元素ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋa basic component or factor of something; a chemical element; a member of a set in mathematics.
- 西元ㄒㄧ ㄩㄢˊWestern calendar era; Anno Domini; Gregorian calendar year numbering used in Taiwan.
- 公元ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊCommon Era; CE; AD — the calendar era counting years from the traditional birth of Jesus Christ.
- 元年ㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊfirst year of a reign or era; inaugural year of a dynasty, reign, or significant period; year one of a calendar system (e.g., Christian, Buddhist, or Islamic era).
- 單元ㄉㄢ ㄩㄢˊunit; element; a self-contained section or module; an entrance or staircase in a residential building
- 元旦ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋNew Year's Day; January 1 of the Gregorian calendar; in Taiwan, specifically refers to January 1 of the solar calendar; in mainland China, refers to January 1 of the Gregorian calendar
- 元首ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇhead of state; sovereign; the highest leader of a nation; beginning; head (of a person)
- 狀元ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊtop scorer in the imperial palace examination; highest rank in the imperial exam system; top scorer in modern exams; leading talent in any field
- 元氣ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋvitality; energy; life force; vigor; (in Chinese cosmology) primordial qi, the undifferentiated cosmic energy before heaven and earth separated
- 宵夜ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋlate-night snack; food eaten late at night, often after dinner or before bed.