WordTaiwan frequency #17,622
發揚光大
ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˋ
“to develop and enrich a good tradition, practice, or undertaking; carry forward and expand upon an existing foundation”
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發
ㄈㄚ
To send out or issue; to develop or grow; to start or begin; to inspire or enlighten; to make a profit.
揚
ㄧㄤˊ
To raise or hoist; to flutter or scatter in the wind; to propagate or spread; to praise or extol; to winnow grain; abbr. for Yangzhou.
光
ㄍㄨㄤ
Light; ray of light; bright; shiny; glory; honor; scenery; time; favor; benefit; only; merely; used up; finished.
大
ㄉㄚˋ
Big; large; great; vast; elder; eldest; important; profound; to a great extent; to emphasize; (dialect) father or uncle.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 發現ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋto discover; to find; to notice; to become aware of; to detect
- 發展ㄈㄚ ㄓㄢˇdevelopment; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand; progress; advancement.
- 大陸ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋmainland China (in Taiwan usage); continent; mainland (as opposed to islands or coastal areas).
- 大家ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚeveryone; all people; a great expert or master; an influential or prominent family
- 大學ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊuniversity; college; institution of higher education; the Great Learning, a Confucian classic; in ancient times, a school for adult education
- 發生ㄈㄚ ㄕㄥto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out; to arise
- 觀光ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄤtourism; sightseeing; visiting scenic spots; touring a place for leisure or cultural interest.
- 發表ㄈㄚ ㄅㄧㄠˇto publish; to issue; to announce; to express publicly; to present a paper or statement
- 開發ㄎㄞ ㄈㄚto develop; to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to pay; to spend money
- 大概ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋroughly; approximately; about; probably; general idea; rough estimate
- 引發ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚto cause; to trigger; to lead to; to evoke (emotions); to initiate
- 大量ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋlarge quantity; great amount; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous; (Taiwan) big capacity for alcohol