WordTaiwan frequency #27,641
焦頭爛額
ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄜˊ
“battered and exhausted; worn out and overwhelmed from overwork or trouble”
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焦
ㄐㄧㄠ
burnt; scorched; charred; anxious; worried; dry; withered; surname Jiao; place name.
頭
ㄊㄡˊ
The top part of the body; hair; a leader or boss; the beginning or end of something; a suffix for nouns, verbs, adjectives, or location words.
爛
ㄌㄢˋ
Rotten; decomposed; mushy or well-cooked; worn out; messy; chaotic; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad; bright; prominent.
額
ㄜˊ
forehead; a specified amount or number; a horizontal tablet or plaque; a surname; used phonetically in place names.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 金額ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊsum of money; amount of money; the monetary value or figure (as written on a check, bill, or bond); gold-inlaid plaque or tablet (historical).
- 鏡頭ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊcamera lens; a shot or scene in a film or video; the basic unit of a movie.
- 頭髮ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄚˇhair on the head; human head hair.
- 石頭ㄕˊ ㄊㄡˊa hard, solid mineral material; a rock or stone; a pebble or cobble
- 街頭ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊstreet; the street; on the street; street scene; street life; urban public space
- 焦點ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇfocal point in optics; point where light rays converge after reflection or refraction; figuratively, center of attention or focus
- 焦慮ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄩˋanxiety; a state of nervous unease involving both psychological worry and physical tension, often without a clear cause; anxious; worried; apprehensive
- 回頭ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊto turn one's head; to look back; later; by and back; to return to a previous state; to repent; a reply
- 念頭ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊa thought or idea that comes to mind; an intention or plan one is considering.
- 點頭ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊto nod; to bow the head slightly to show agreement, approval, or greeting
- 裡頭ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊinside; interior; within; the inner part of a space or place.
- 碼頭ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊwharf; dock; quay; pier; a structure for mooring ships and handling cargo or passengers; (slang, Taiwan) a gang's turf or territory