WordTaiwan frequency #25,259
烏拉圭
ㄨ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄟ
“Uruguay; a republic located in southeastern South America”
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烏
ㄨ
Crow; black, dark; surname Wu; abbr. for country names like Ukraine; used in certain expressions.
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.
圭
ㄍㄨㄟ
A jade tablet held by nobility at ceremonies; a sundial; a surname; a tiny amount or speck.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 馬拉松ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄙㄨㄥmarathon (long-distance race); any long, endurance event requiring sustained effort over a long period
- 沙拉ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚsalad; a cold dish of mixed vegetables, often with dressing; a loanword from English.
- 烏龜ㄨ ㄍㄨㄟtortoise; a slow-moving reptile with a hard shell; a cuckold; a derogatory term for a man whose wife is unfaithful; a cowardly or incompetent person; a brothel owner or male servant
- 烏鴉ㄨ ㄧㄚcrow; raven; a large black bird with a strong, straight beak, often found in cities and rural areas.
- 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.
- 烏龍茶ㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊoolong tea; a partially fermented tea, darker than green tea but lighter than black tea; widely produced in Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan.