WordTaiwan frequency #13,218
吳三桂
ㄨˊ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
“Ming–Qing general who opened Shanhai Pass to the Manchus; later a Qing prince who rebelled and declared himself emperor of the Zhou dynasty.”
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吳
ㄨˊ
Surname Wu; name of ancient Chinese states; region of southern Jiangsu and Shanghai; to speak loudly or make noise.
三
ㄙㄢ
The number three; 3; third in order; often used to indicate multiple or repeated instances; a surname.
桂
ㄍㄨㄟˋ
Cassia or cinnamon; laurel; a surname; also used to refer to the moon, referencing the mythical cassia tree on it.
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- 第三ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄢthird; the third; thirdly; third place; third in order; third one; third party; third person; third party (law)
- 三十ㄙㄢ ㄕˊthirty; 30
- 三月ㄙㄢ ㄩㄝˋMarch; the third month of the year; third month of the lunar calendar
- 十三ㄕˊ ㄙㄢthirteen; the number 13.
- 吳敦義ㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄣ ㄧˋWu Den-yih; Taiwanese politician; former Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan); former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT).
- 三星ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄥSamsung (South Korean electronics company); three major stars in Chinese astronomy (Orion's Belt); three spirits of fortune, prosperity, and longevity.
- 三百ㄙㄢ ㄅㄞˇthree hundred; used in fixed expressions or idioms to mean 'a large number' or 'many'.
- 三千ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄢthree thousand; a large number; very many; innumerable.
- 三分之一ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄧone third; 1/3; a fraction equal to one divided by three.
- 三成ㄙㄢ ㄔㄥˊthirty percent; three-tenths; a 30% share or proportion; (in Taiwan) a 30% deposit or down payment on a property.
- 三日ㄙㄢ ㄖˋthree days; a period of three days; (in Taiwan) a three-day period, often referring to a short holiday or break.
- 再三ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢrepeatedly; over and over again; time and again