WordTaiwan frequency #29,351
甚囂塵上
ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ
“widely rumored and hotly discussed; rampant and brazen”
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甚
ㄕㄣˋ
Very; extremely; quite; considerably; to exceed; undue; excessive; (Taiwan, dialect) what; whatever.
囂
ㄒㄧㄠ
To be noisy or clamorous; to be arrogant or insolent; to treat with contempt.
塵
ㄔㄣˊ
Dust; dirt; ashes; cinders; traces or tracks; worldly affairs; Buddhist concept of worldly desires; surname.
上
ㄕㄤˋ
Indicates direction or position, opposite of down; the surface or top of something; to go up; to attend class; previous; superior; to send up.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 甚至ㄕㄣˋ ㄓˋeven; used to introduce a more extreme or surprising case; so much so that
- 加上ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄤˋplus; to add; to put in; to add on; in addition; on top of that.
- 以上ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋmore than a stated amount or level; above a certain point; the foregoing; used to conclude remarks
- 晚上ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋevening; night; the time after sunset; in the evening
- 上午ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇmorning; the period from early morning until noon; in Taiwan, sometimes from midnight to noon
- 馬上ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋimmediately; right away; at once; on horseback; by military force
- 上海ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇmajor Chinese city and municipality on the Yangtze River delta; China's largest city by population and a global financial hub
- 上面on top of; above; the upper surface; the higher level; the authorities; the above-mentioned; the previous part; inside
- 早上ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋearly morning; the first part of the day from dawn to around noon; in Taiwan also used as a greeting meaning good morning
- 上市ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋto go on the market; to be listed on the stock exchange; to start selling publicly
- 上課ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋto attend class; to go to class; to teach a class
- 上班ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢto go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office.