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柯波拉
ㄎㄜ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄚ
“Francis Ford Coppola; celebrated American film director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now”
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柯
ㄎㄜ
A surname; the handle of an axe; a branch or stalk of a plant; a type of oak tree.
波
ㄅㄛ
Wave; ripple; surge; undulation; a physical wave phenomenon; surname; Poland (abbr.).
拉
ㄌㄚ
To pull or drag; to draw out or lengthen; to chat or invite; to recruit or arrange; to play a stringed instrument; to empty one's bowels.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 柯文哲ㄎㄜ ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊKo Wen-je (born 1959); Taiwanese independent politician; Mayor of Taipei City from 2014
- 馬拉松ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄙㄨㄥmarathon (long-distance race); any long, endurance event requiring sustained effort over a long period
- 波動ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋto undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall; instability; in physics, vibration propagating through a medium
- 波及ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊto spread to; to involve; to affect; to have repercussions for others
- 沙拉ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚsalad; a cold dish of mixed vegetables, often with dressing; a loanword from English.
- 波浪ㄅㄛ ㄌㄤˋwave; a rising and falling movement on the surface of water; (figuratively) facial expression; (figuratively) wit or humor (Taiwan usage).
- 拉票ㄌㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˋto campaign for votes; to solicit voter support during an election; canvassing for votes.
- 拉肚子ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗto have diarrhea; to suffer from loose stools.