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.
- 風波ㄈㄥ ㄅㄛdisturbance; crisis; dispute; upheaval; a commotion or controversy in public or private affairs
- 瓦斯ㄨㄚˇ ㄙgas (loanword); flammable gas such as coal gas or natural gas; in military contexts, poison gas.
- 波頓ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄣˋBurton (surname); Burton (place name, e.g. Burton upon Trent); a type of ale or beer style
- 福爾摩斯ㄈㄨˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄙSherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle; a brilliant detective known for solving cases through logic and deduction; used figuratively for any highly skilled detective or investigator.
- 波士頓ㄅㄛ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋBoston; capital city of Massachusetts, United States; major academic and cultural center.
- 貝斯ㄅㄟˋ ㄙbass (especially the bass guitar); Bes, a minor god of ancient Egypt
- 波蘭ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊPoland; a country in Central Europe
- 穆斯林ㄇㄨˋ ㄙ ㄌㄧㄣˊMuslim; follower of Islam.