WordTaiwan frequency #19,803
居士
ㄐㄩ ㄕˋ
“lay Buddhist; layperson who practices Buddhism at home; historically, a person who lives in seclusion or retirement”
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- 人士ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋperson; figure; public figure; a term for people in general; a personage
- 居民ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊresident; inhabitant; a person who lives in a particular area or community
- 博士ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋdoctor (academic degree); PhD holder; (historical) court academician or learned scholar; (old) title for a specialist or master of a trade.
- 居住ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋto reside; to dwell; to live in a place.
- 鄰居ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩa person or household living nearby; a neighbor; someone in the same local area or community.
- 居然ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊunexpectedly; to one's surprise; contrary to expectation; used to express disbelief or shock at something surprising.
- 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
- 武士ㄨˇ ㄕˋwarrior; samurai; a member of the warrior class in medieval Japan; a chivalrous soldier in medieval Europe.
- 居家ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄚto live at home; to stay at home; home-based (schooling, care, repairs, etc.); household; living (environment, etc.)
- 巴士ㄅㄚ ㄕˋbus; motor coach; large passenger vehicle for public or private transport