WordTaiwan frequency #19,086
瞳孔
ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ
“pupil; the circular opening at the center of the iris that controls light entering the eye”
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- 孔子ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇConfucius (551–479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher; also called Kong Fuzi.
- 面孔ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄥˇface; facial appearance; countenance; features; the look of someone's face
- 臉孔ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇface; facial features; countenance; visage.
- 孔雀ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋpeacock; a large, showy bird native to tropical regions; males have long, fan-like tail feathers that can be spread in display.
- 孔明ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊcourtesy name of Zhuge Liang, the famed strategist of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period; very bright and clear
- 孔廟ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋConfucius temple; temple dedicated to the worship of Confucius; site for Confucian rites and ceremonies
- 鼻孔ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇnostril; the opening of the nose through which air passes during breathing.
- 毛孔ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇtiny opening on the skin surface; pore
- 孔融ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊKong Rong (153–208 CE), Eastern Han scholar-official and one of the Seven Masters of Jian'an; a descendant of Confucius, known from the childhood anecdote of yielding larger pears to elders
- 九孔ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇsmall abalone; a marine mollusk with oval shell and six to nine breathing holes, farmed in Taiwan for food