WordTaiwan frequency #29,662
林語堂
ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩˇ ㄊㄤˊ
“Lin Yutang (1895–1976), renowned Fujian-born scholar, bilingual writer, and lexicographer; author of "The Importance of Living" and compiler of a major Chinese-English dictionary”
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林
ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Woods or forest; a collection of similar things; surname; forestry (abbreviation); numerous.
語
ㄩˇ
language; speech; words; to speak; to say; to talk; to tell; to express
堂
ㄊㄤˊ
A large room or hall; a government office or ancestral hall; a specific room for a purpose; a term for paternal cousins; classifier for sets or lessons.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 語言ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊlanguage; system of spoken or written communication used by a community; speech.
- 森林ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊa large area densely covered with trees; woodland; a forest ecosystem.
- 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.
- 英語ㄧㄥ ㄩˇEnglish (language); the language of the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries; widely used worldwide.
- 教堂ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄤˊchurch; chapel; a building for Christian worship and religious services.
- 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.
- 台語ㄊㄞˊ ㄩˇTaiwanese Hokkien; the Southern Min language spoken in Taiwan; also called Taiwanese Minnan or simply Taiwanese.
- 語氣ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋtone of voice; manner of speaking; mood; the way something is expressed verbally.
- 言語ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄩwords; speech; spoken language; to speak; to tell
- 林姓ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋLin surname; a common Chinese family name; one of the most frequent surnames in China and Taiwan.
- 樹林ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊwoods; grove; forest; a place where trees grow together in a group; a city in New Taipei, Taiwan.