WordTaiwan frequency #10,929
釣魚台
ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˊ
“Diaoyu Islands; a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, claimed by Taiwan, mainland China, and Japan.”
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釣
ㄉㄧㄠˋ
To fish with a hook and line; to angle; to lure or tempt; a fishing hook; a surname.
魚
ㄩˊ
Fish; aquatic animal; surname; a radical in Chinese characters; used in names of non-fish aquatic animals like octopus or crocodile or whale.
台
ㄊㄞˊ
Taiwan (abbr.); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; classifier for vehicles or machines; desk; table; counter; surname; you (in letters); archaic pronoun for 'I'; archaic interrogative pronoun.
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- 台中市ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˋTaichung City; a major city in central Taiwan; known for its cultural sites and technology industry.
- 台幣ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄧˋNew Taiwan dollar; the official currency of Taiwan; used to refer to money in everyday speech
- 台商ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤTaiwanese businessperson or company, especially one operating overseas, often in mainland China.
- 台電ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋTaiwan Power Company; state-owned electric utility in Taiwan responsible for power generation, transmission, and distribution.
- 台鐵ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇTaiwan Railway; the state-owned conventional railway system in Taiwan
- 台獨ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊTaiwan independence; advocacy for Taiwan to become a sovereign state separate from mainland China
- 台股ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄨˇTaiwan stock market; shares traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
- 台塑ㄊㄞˊ ㄙㄨˋTaiwan's largest petrochemical company; a major plastics and chemical manufacturer in Taiwan.
- 下台ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊto step down from a platform; to leave the stage; to be removed from office; to lose power; to exit gracefully
- 返台ㄈㄢˇ ㄊㄞˊto return to Taiwan; to go back to Taiwan (especially from abroad or mainland China).
- 台積ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC); world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry; produces chips for Apple, Nvidia, and other major tech firms.
- 釣魚ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊto fish with a line and hook; to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to nod repeatedly while dozing