WordTaiwan frequency #6,817
威士忌
ㄨㄟ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
“whiskey; a strong distilled spirit made from fermented grain such as barley, wheat, or corn.”
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威
ㄨㄟ
Power; might; prestige; influence; authority; to awe; to intimidate; to coerce
士
ㄕˋ
Bachelor; scholar or gentleman (historical); soldier or specialist worker; honorific term for men; a member of the lowest rank of nobility (historical).
忌
ㄐㄧˋ
To fear or dread; to be jealous or envious; to abstain from or avoid something; a day of mourning for the dead.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 人士ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋperson; figure; public figure; a term for people in general; a personage
- 博士ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋdoctor (academic degree); PhD holder; (historical) court academician or learned scholar; (old) title for a specialist or master of a trade.
- 威脅ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˊto threaten; to menace; to use force or intimidation to coerce
- 女士ㄋㄩˇ ㄕˋlady; madam; a polite term for a woman; Ms; Miss
- 士兵ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥsoldier; a member of an army; enlisted military personnel; in Taiwan, soldiers are ranked as private first class, private, and private second class
- 騎士ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋknight; a medieval European mounted warrior of the lowest rank of feudal nobility; (Tw) bike or scooter rider
- 權威ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟauthority; power and prestige; a person of high status and influence in a particular field
- 武士ㄨˇ ㄕˋwarrior; samurai; a member of the warrior class in medieval Japan; a chivalrous soldier in medieval Europe.
- 巴士ㄅㄚ ㄕˋbus; motor coach; large passenger vehicle for public or private transport
- 瑞士ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋSwitzerland; a landlocked country in central Europe known for neutrality, banking, and alpine scenery.
- 護士ㄏㄨˋ ㄕˋnurse; a trained and licensed healthcare professional who provides medical care and patient support.
- 爵士ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋknight; Sir (title of honor); jazz (music genre)