WordTaiwan frequency #28,178
天方夜譚
ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄢˊ
“Arabian Nights; a famous collection of Arabic folk tales; figuratively, an absurd or wildly exaggerated claim”
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天
ㄊㄧㄢ
Sky or heaven; the universe; day or a period of time; nature; weather; season.
方
ㄈㄤ
square; direction; side; place; method; prescription; surname; upright; honest; fair; just when; classifier for square things.
夜
ㄧㄝˋ
Night; the period from dusk till dawn; dark; by night; a surname.
譚
ㄊㄢˊ
A surname; to talk or chat; speech or remarks; a relaxed and unrestrained manner.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 地方ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤplace; location; area; region; local (as opposed to central government); aspect; part
- 昨天ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢyesterday; the day before today; the previous day
- 方式ㄈㄤ ㄕˋway; method; manner; mode; pattern of behavior or doing things
- 今天ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢtoday; the present time; now
- 方法ㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇmethod; way; technique; procedure; a means or steps taken to achieve a goal
- 方面ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋaspect; side; respect; field; a particular area or dimension of something
- 警方ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄤpolice; police force; law enforcement authorities.
- 對方ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤthe other person; the other side; the other party; counterpart in a discussion, relationship, or conflict
- 雙方ㄕㄨㄤ ㄈㄤboth sides; both parties involved; the two parties; bilateral.
- 方向ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋdirection; orientation; the way something faces or points; a general course or trend
- 方案ㄈㄤ ㄢˋplan; program for action; proposal; proposed bill; draft policy document outlining phased work items across departments
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm