WordTaiwan frequency #16,348
第三世界
ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
“Third World; developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America not aligned with the US or Soviet blocs during the Cold War”
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第
ㄉㄧˋ
Prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 'sixth'; grades in imperial examinations; archaic residence of a high official; archaic but; archaic only.
三
ㄙㄢ
The number three; 3; third in order; often used to indicate multiple or repeated instances; a surname.
世
ㄕˋ
A generation or lifetime; an era or period of time; the world or society; a surname.
界
ㄐㄧㄝˋ
Boundary; border; limit; a specific scope or domain; the world; a realm or classification level; to divide or separate.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 第一ㄉㄧˋ ㄧfirst; foremost; primary; most important; number one; top; leading; best.
- 世界ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋthe world; the Earth and all its countries; human society; a realm or domain of activity
- 第二ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˋsecond in order; number two; next; secondary; following after the first.
- 第三ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄢthird; the third; thirdly; third place; third in order; third one; third party; third person; third party (law)
- 外界ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋthe outside world; external environment; people or things outside a particular group or area; outsiders; public opinion or commentary from those not directly involved.
- 第四ㄉㄧˋ ㄙˋfourth; 4th; the fourth; fourthly; in sequence or order; used in names of streets, roads, or numbered entities.
- 世代ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋgeneration; era; age; a period of time marked by certain characteristics or events; for many generations; dynasty; age
- 三十ㄙㄢ ㄕˊthirty; 30
- 世紀ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋcentury; a period of one hundred years; used in dating from the birth of Christ.
- 三月ㄙㄢ ㄩㄝˋMarch; the third month of the year; third month of the lunar calendar
- 過世ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋto die; to pass away; to surpass ordinary people (rare)
- 各界ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋall walks of life; all social circles; all sectors of society