WordTaiwan frequency #177
兩岸
ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ
“both sides of a river or sea; especially Taiwan and mainland China across the Taiwan Strait.”
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- 海岸ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋcoast; seacoast; land bordering the sea.
- 對岸ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋthe opposite bank or shore across a river or body of water; (by extension, in Taiwan usage) mainland China, as seen from Taiwan.
- 兩百ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˇtwo hundred; the number 200.
- 兩三ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄢtwo or three; a few; several.
- 兩千ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄢtwo thousand (the number 2000); can refer to the year 2000 or a quantity of two thousand.
- 上岸ㄕㄤˋ ㄢˋto go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
- 沿岸ㄧㄢˊ ㄢˋcoastal area; the zone where land meets a body of water; littoral or riparian region.
- 離岸ㄌㄧˊ ㄢˋoffshore; located away from the coast; (finance) based in a foreign jurisdiction for tax or regulatory advantages.
- 兩性ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋmale and female; both sexes; (chemistry) amphoteric; two contrasting types (e.g., acid and alkaline, positive and negative)
- 河岸ㄏㄜˊ ㄢˋthe bank of a river; the land along the edge of a river.
- 兩萬ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄢˋtwenty thousand; 20,000.
- 兩成ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄥˊtwenty percent; one-fifth; two-tenths; a 20% proportion or share