WordTaiwan frequency #18,585
大閘蟹
ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
“Chinese mitten crab; a large freshwater hairy crab, especially the Yangtze River variety prized as a seasonal autumn delicacy”
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大
ㄉㄚˋ
Big; large; great; vast; elder; eldest; important; profound; to a great extent; to emphasize; (dialect) father or uncle.
閘
ㄓㄚˊ
A sluice or flood gate for controlling water flow; a mechanism or device; to dam water; colloquially, a brake or electric switch.
蟹
ㄒㄧㄝˋ
Crab; a decapod crustacean with a broad, flat body and five pairs of legs, the first pair often forming pincers.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 大陸ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋmainland China (in Taiwan usage); continent; mainland (as opposed to islands or coastal areas).
- 大家ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚeveryone; all people; a great expert or master; an influential or prominent family
- 大學ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊuniversity; college; institution of higher education; the Great Learning, a Confucian classic; in ancient times, a school for adult education
- 大概ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋroughly; approximately; about; probably; general idea; rough estimate
- 大量ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋlarge quantity; great amount; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous; (Taiwan) big capacity for alcohol
- 重大ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋgreat; important; major; significant; of great consequence or seriousness
- 擴大ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋto expand; to enlarge; to broaden in scope; to scale up; to extend one's reach
- 大人ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊadult; grownup; a respectful title for elders, parents, or superiors; historically, a tribal chief in some northern peoples.
- 大型ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊlarge; large-scale; of great size or scale; major; big
- 台大ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋNational Taiwan University (NTU); Taiwan's top public research university in Taipei.
- 大部分ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣˋthe greater part; the majority; most.
- 大眾ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋthe masses; the general public; popular (of music, science, etc.); Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)