WordTaiwan frequency #22,041
東山再起
ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ
“to stage a comeback after defeat or retirement; to return to power or prominence after a setback”
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東
ㄉㄨㄥ
The direction east; the place where the sun rises; host or landlord; a surname.
山
ㄕㄢ
Mountain; hill; peak; surname; a component of Chinese characters; (archaic) tomb.
再
ㄗㄞˋ
Again; once more; re-; further; then; more; to repeat an action; to continue; to add; to supplement.
起
ㄑㄧˇ
To rise, get up, stand up; to start, begin, initiate; to raise, lift; to appear, emerge; to recover, get better; to take out, fetch.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 東西ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧthing; stuff; object; person (used in casual speech); east and west; from east to west
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 起來ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto stand up; to get up; to rise; (verb complement) beginning of an action; upward movement; preliminary impression; completion of an action
- 不再ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋno longer; not anymore; not again; not continuing; not repeating
- 引起ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇto cause; to give rise to; to lead to; to arouse
- 在一起ㄗㄞˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇto be together; to be in a relationship; to stay with each other.
- 再度ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄨˋonce more; once again; one more time; a second time
- 看起來ㄎㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto look; to appear; to seem; to give the impression that; apparently; seemingly.
- 再次ㄗㄞˋ ㄘˋonce more; once again; another time; a second time
- 台東ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄥTaitung; a city and county in southeastern Taiwan.
- 想起ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇto recall; to think of; to call to mind
- 屏東ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥPingtung; a city, county, and military airbase in southern Taiwan.