Taiwan Mandarin

WordTaiwan frequency #22,768

垂簾

chuí lián·ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

“lower a curtain; live in retirement or leisure; (of an empress or empress dowager) rule from behind a screen in a young emperor's stead”

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chuí·ㄔㄨㄟˊ

To hang down; droop; bend down; hand down or bequeath; nearly or almost; to approach; about to approach.

lián·ㄌㄧㄢˊ

A curtain or screen, typically made of bamboo, cloth, or other materials; used to cover doors or windows.

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垂直chuízhí·ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊvertical; perpendicular; at a right angle to a surface or line; upright orientation; in computing, vertical integration or vertical industry