WordTaiwan frequency #16,538
彼岸
ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ
“the other shore; opposite bank; Buddhist term for nirvana; metaphor for an ideal or longed-for realm”
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- 兩岸ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋboth sides of a river or sea; especially Taiwan and mainland China across the Taiwan Strait.
- 彼此ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇeach other; one another; both sides; mutual; similar situations on both sides (often used in reduplicated form).
- 海岸ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋcoast; seacoast; land bordering the sea.
- 對岸ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋthe opposite bank or shore across a river or body of water; (by extension, in Taiwan usage) mainland China, as seen from Taiwan.
- 彼得ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊPeter; a male given name of biblical origin, referring to the apostle Peter, one of Jesus's twelve disciples.
- 上岸ㄕㄤˋ ㄢˋto go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
- 沿岸ㄧㄢˊ ㄢˋcoastal area; the zone where land meets a body of water; littoral or riparian region.
- 離岸ㄌㄧˊ ㄢˋoffshore; located away from the coast; (finance) based in a foreign jurisdiction for tax or regulatory advantages.
- 河岸ㄏㄜˊ ㄢˋthe bank of a river; the land along the edge of a river.
- 海岸線ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋthe boundary line between land and sea; the coastline.
- 東岸ㄉㄨㄥ ㄢˋthe east bank or eastern shore of a river, lake, or sea; land on the eastern side of a body of water
- 西岸ㄒㄧ ㄢˋwest coast; western shore (of a body of land or water)