WordTaiwan frequency #26,180
吳郭魚
ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄩˊ
“tilapia; a common freshwater farmed fish in Taiwan, named after the two men who introduced it”
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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.
郭
ㄍㄨㄛ
Surname Guo; outer city wall; the external part of something.
魚
ㄩˊ
Fish; aquatic animal; surname; a radical in Chinese characters; used in names of non-fish aquatic animals like octopus or crocodile or whale.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 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).
- 釣魚ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊto fish with a line and hook; to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to nod repeatedly while dozing
- 鯨魚ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊwhale; a large marine mammal that breathes air, gives live birth, and is the largest living animal.
- 金魚ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊgoldfish; ornamental freshwater fish with bright colors and rounded body; (archaic) ancient key shaped like a fish; (archaic) goldfish-shaped ornament worn by officials in Tang and Yuan dynasties.