WordTaiwan frequency #22,127
孤兒院
ㄍㄨ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˋ
“orphanage; institution that shelters and cares for children without parental care, including those under protection orders”
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孤
ㄍㄨ
Orphaned; fatherless; alone; solitary; lonely; a self-referential term used by ancient rulers.
兒
ㄦˊ
Child; son; offspring; a self-referential term used by children to parents; a term of address for a junior; a young man; also a surname.
院
ㄩㄢˋ
Courtyard; institution or establishment (like a hospital or school); classifier for institutions.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 醫院ㄧ ㄩㄢˋhospital; a medical facility for treating and caring for patients
- 兒子ㄦˊ ㄗˇson; male child of a parent; a boy in relation to his parents
- 女兒ㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊdaughter; a female child of one's parents; a girl; an unmarried young woman
- 兒童ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊchild; a young person below adulthood; a boy or girl who has not yet reached maturity
- 學院ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋcollege; educational institute; school; faculty; a university's academic division; a scholarly or academic body
- 法院ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋcourt of law; judicial institution that handles civil and criminal cases; in China and Taiwan, organized into levels such as supreme, high, and district courts
- 行政院ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋExecutive Yuan; the executive branch of government under the Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan); the highest administrative organ of the state.
- 立法院ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋLegislative Yuan; the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan); the highest legislative body, composed of elected members.
- 嬰兒ㄧㄥ ㄦˊinfant; baby; a very young child; in Daoism, lead (as a counterpart to mercury).
- 院長ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇuniversity president; college dean; chair of a board; premier of the Republic of China
- 一會兒a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also used to indicate a specific time or occasion.
- 那兒there; that place; that time; used as a polite refusal or denial (e.g., 'not at all'); that place; that time