WordTaiwan frequency #8,831

揚州

yáng zhōu·ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄡ

“a city in Jiangsu, China; historically one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China; a major prosperous region from Sui to Ming–Qing dynasties due to canal trade and salt industry”

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揚

yáng·ㄧㄤˊ

To raise or hoist; to flutter or scatter in the wind; to propagate or spread; to praise or extol; to winnow grain; abbr. for Yangzhou.

州

zhōu·ㄓㄡ

An administrative division; a province or prefecture in China; a state in the US; a canton in Switzerland; also a surname.

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廣州guǎng zhōu·ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄡGuangzhou, a major city in southern China; capital of Guangdong Province.
加州jiā zhōu·ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄡCalifornia (U.S. state)
表揚biǎoyáng·ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄤˊto praise; to commend; to publicly recognize someone's good deeds or achievements.
宣揚xuānyáng·ㄒㄩㄢㄧㄤˊto publicize; to spread widely; to promote or advocate openly
發揚fāyáng·ㄈㄚㄧㄤˊto develop; to promote; to carry forward; to make full use of; to recommend and appoint