WordTaiwan frequency #13,049
典故
ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ
“a classical allusion; a story or reference drawn from traditional literature”
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- 故事ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋnarrative; story; tale; old practice; old custom; accident or incident
- 經典ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇthe classics; classical works, especially ancient Chinese or religious texts; a classic example; something exemplary or timeless.
- 典禮ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇa formal public ceremony; ritual or protocol; (historical) an official in charge of court rituals.
- 故意ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋdeliberately; on purpose; intentionally; (law) the mental state of knowingly intending or allowing an outcome
- 事故ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋan accident; an unexpected harmful event; a mishap; an unforeseen incident
- 典型ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊa model or exemplar; a typical case or representative example; a standard form representing a class of things; in literature and art, a character, event, or instance with the most generality and representativeness.
- 故鄉ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; homeland; the place where one was born or grew up.
- 古典ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇclassical; relating to ancient times; traditional style from the past; classical works or texts from antiquity.
- 故宮ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥformer imperial palace; the Forbidden City in Beijing; the Palace Museum (Beijing or Taipei)
- 典範ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄢˋmodel; example; paragon; a person or thing regarded as a perfect example to be followed.
- 緣故ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋreason; cause; the why behind something; (archaic or literary) unexpected turn of events, mishap.
- 瑞典ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇSweden; a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe.