WordTaiwan frequency #14,489
波斯
ㄅㄛ ㄙ
“Persia, the old name for modern Iran, a country in western Asia; a patron deity of candle makers, said to be a poor woodcutter who discovered tree resin and presented it to Yu the Great, leading to the invention of candles.”
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- 俄羅斯ㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙRussia; a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.
- 奧斯卡ㄠˋ ㄙ ㄎㄚˇOscar (Academy Award); the annual American film award; (name) Oscar
- 波動ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋto undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall; instability; in physics, vibration propagating through a medium
- 詹姆斯ㄓㄢ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙJames (given name or surname); LeBron James (1984–), American NBA basketball player.
- 瓦斯ㄨㄚˇ ㄙgas (loanword); flammable gas such as coal gas or natural gas; in military contexts, poison gas.
- 波及ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊto spread to; to involve; to affect; to have repercussions for others
- 波浪ㄅㄛ ㄌㄤˋwave; a rising and falling movement on the surface of water; (figuratively) facial expression; (figuratively) wit or humor (Taiwan usage).
- 伊斯蘭教ㄧ ㄙ ㄌㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋIslam; a monotheistic religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 7th-century Arabia.
- 斯文ㄙ ㄨㄣˊrefined; cultured; polite; gentle; (archaic) Confucian rites and education; (archaic) Confucian scholar