WordTaiwan frequency #27,811
林則徐
ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄒㄩˊ
“Lin Zexu (1785–1850), Qing dynasty official who enforced strict opium bans in Guangdong, triggering the First Opium War”
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林
ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Woods or forest; a collection of similar things; surname; forestry (abbreviation); numerous.
則
ㄗㄜˊ
A function word indicating contrast or consequence; a rule or standard; a classifier for written items or paragraphs; to imitate or follow.
徐
ㄒㄩˊ
Slowly; gently; calmly; composed; dignified; surname Xu; a former Chinese state; abbreviation for Jiangsu province.
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- 原則ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊprinciple; doctrine; a rule or standard guiding conduct or thought; a fundamental truth or proposition
- 否則ㄈㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊotherwise; if not; or else; used to state what will happen if a condition is not met.
- 森林ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊa large area densely covered with trees; woodland; a forest ecosystem.
- 規則ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊa rule or regulation; a fixed standard or norm; orderly; regular; following a set pattern
- 雲林ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊYunlin, a county in central Taiwan; a place name in mainland China (Jiangsu); a mountain in Jiangxi; courtesy name of Yuan-dynasty painter Ni Zan.
- 林佳龍ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊLin Chia-lung; Taiwanese politician; served as mayor of Taichung City and foreign minister of Taiwan.
- 雲林縣ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋYunlin County; a county in central Taiwan, located between the Zhuoshui River and Beigang River, known for agriculture including rice, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, corn, and peanuts.
- 林姓ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋLin surname; a common Chinese family name; one of the most frequent surnames in China and Taiwan.
- 法則ㄈㄚˇ ㄗㄜˊa law or principle governing how things work; a rule or standard to follow; a method or formula for achieving a result.
- 樹林ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊwoods; grove; forest; a place where trees grow together in a group; a city in New Taipei, Taiwan.
- 山林ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄣˊmountain forest; wooded mountain; forested hills; a secluded mountain retreat for hermits
- 柏林ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊBerlin, the capital of Germany; a major political, cultural, and economic center.