WordTaiwan frequency #10,695
泰雅族
ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄚˇ ㄗㄨˊ
“Atayal people; an Indigenous group of Taiwan; traditionally from Dabajian and Ruiyan; spread across northern and central mountain areas; known for facial tattooing; patrilineal; believe in ancestral spirits (Utux) and a rainbow bridge to the afterlife.”
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泰
ㄊㄞˋ
Peaceful; safe; comfortable; smooth; most; grand; great; exalted; abbr. for Thailand or Mt Tai.
雅
ㄧㄚˇ
Elegant; refined; graceful; cultured; proper; dignified; a type of bird; a genre of classical poetry.
族
ㄗㄨˊ
Clan; ethnic group; race; nationality; by extension, a social group with shared characteristics (e.g., office workers).
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- 家族ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨˊfamily; clan; a group linked by blood ties or shared ancestry.
- 族群ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊethnic group; community; a population of organisms of the same species occupying a particular area at a given time
- 民族ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊethnic group; nation; people sharing common culture, ancestry, language, or customs; often overlaps with ethnicity or nationality.
- 泰國ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊThailand; a country in the center of mainland Southeast Asia.
- 優雅ㄧㄡ ㄧㄚˇgraceful; elegant; refined and tasteful in manner or style.
- 貴族ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨˊnobility; aristocracy; noble class; hereditary privileged class in feudal societies; lords and aristocrats.
- 種族ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊrace; ethnic group; a group of people sharing common ancestry, culture, or physical traits.
- 族人ㄗㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊclansman; members of the same clan or extended family; people sharing a common lineage or ancestry.
- 上班族ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢ ㄗㄨˊoffice workers; salaried employees who commute to work on a regular schedule; the working class in an office or corporate environment.
- 國泰ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˋCathay Pacific, a major Hong Kong-based airline; by extension, a common shorthand for Cathay Pacific in Chinese.
- 泰山ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢMount Tai, a sacred mountain in Shandong, eastern peak of the Five Sacred Mountains; (figurative) father-in-law; Tarzan, fictional jungle hero; Taishan, a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- 原住民族ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊindigenous people; original inhabitants; aboriginal ethnic group; native population