WordTaiwan frequency #18,375
外子
ㄨㄞˋ ㄗˇ
“wife's humble term for her own husband when speaking to others; son of a concubine”
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外
ㄨㄞˋ
Outside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.
子
ㄗˇ
Son; child; offspring; seed; noun suffix attached to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or classifiers; first of the twelve earthly branches; ancient Chinese compass point for north.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 孩子ㄏㄞˊ ㄗˇchild; a young person who is not yet an adult; offspring; son or daughter
- 兒子ㄦˊ ㄗˇson; male child of a parent; a boy in relation to his parents
- 另外ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋin addition; besides; moreover; furthermore; separate; other; additional
- 男子ㄋㄢˊ ㄗˇa man; a male; (in some contexts, especially Taiwan) a son
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 意外ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋunexpected; not as planned; an accident; a mishap
- 妻子ㄑㄧ ㄗˇwife; a married woman in relation to her husband; (archaic or literary) wife and children
- 此外ㄘˇ ㄨㄞˋbesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore.
- 電子ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇelectronic; relating to devices or systems using circuits, semiconductors, or computers; electron (particle physics).
- 房子house; building; apartment; room; a residential structure where people live or a space used for a specific purpose
- 外界ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋthe outside world; external environment; people or things outside a particular group or area; outsiders; public opinion or commentary from those not directly involved.
- 女子ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇwoman; female; (dated) unmarried or virgin woman.