WordTaiwan frequency #7,696
阿拉伯
ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊ
“Arab; Arabic; Arabian; relating to the Arab world, its people, or language.”
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阿
ㄚ
Prefix for names and kinship terms to show familiarity; used in transliterations; also a particle expressing doubt or surprise.
拉
ㄌㄚ
To pull or drag; to draw out or lengthen; to chat or invite; to recruit or arrange; to play a stringed instrument; to empty one's bowels.
伯
ㄅㄛˊ
Paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address for an elder man; Count, third of five orders of nobility; leader of feudal lords.
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- 阿嬤ㄚ ㄇㄚgrandma; grandmother; also used to refer to or address an elderly woman (common in Taiwan).
- 阿公ㄚ ㄍㄨㄥgrandfather; polite address for an elderly man; (in Taiwan) grandfather
- 阿姨ㄚ ㄧˊmaternal aunt; stepmother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- 馬拉松ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄙㄨㄥmarathon (long-distance race); any long, endurance event requiring sustained effort over a long period
- 阿里山ㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄢAlishan; a mountain range in central-southern Taiwan, known for forests, railways, and scenic views.
- 拉開ㄌㄚ ˙ㄎㄞto pull open; to pull apart; to separate; to space out; to increase
- 伊拉克ㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄎㄜˋIraq; a country in West Asia.
- 希拉蕊ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄖㄨㄟˇHillary (female given name); transliteration of Hillary
- 拉近ㄌㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˋto pull closer; to shorten the distance between; (fig.) to build a closer relationship
- 伯爵ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊa European noble rank; an earl or count; a member of the aristocracy holding the title of count or earl.
- 阿里ㄚ ㄌㄧˇAli, the fourth caliph of Islam; Alibaba, the e-commerce company; A prefecture in western Tibet, China.
- 阿根廷ㄚ ㄍㄣ ㄊㄧㄥˊArgentina; a country in southeastern South America.