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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *□* | □* | *□
uptight; obstinate; to awkwardly force oneself to do sth (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [king], often written as ㄍㄧㄥ, no generally accepted hanzi form)
(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè-su], lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書|啃书)
Xintai, county-level city in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai
tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岱* | 岱* | *岱
Mt Tai in Shandong / same as 泰山
Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泰* | 泰* | *泰
Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand
Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星 / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山, Liaoning
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么)
heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
Dabu County in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong / Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong / Dabu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
promoter / advocate / driving force / pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi)
(Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [iù-khí])
Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *邰* | 邰* | *邰
surname Tai / name of a feudal state
(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses
biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖, Jiangsu
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掤* | 掤* | *掤
to ward off (in tai chi)
Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. [a-má])
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蚵* | 蚵* | *蚵
(Tw) oyster (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô])
lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field
Dai Temple, a temple in Shandong for the god of Mount Tai
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 / Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
(Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")
(dialect) hen; prostitute / (Tw) (adjective) interfering; nosy; (noun) busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, Tai-lo pr. [ke-pô])
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *洨* | 洨* | *洨
(Tw) (vulgar) semen (from Taiwanese , Tai-lo pr. [siâu])
golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
(Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])
(Tw) (slang) popular; hot (from Taiwanese , Tai-lo pr. [hang])
(Tw) (vulgar) cunt (from Taiwanese 膣屄, Tai-lo pr. [tsi-bai]) / (slang) to fuck around with; (used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up
(Tw) (slang) to be ticked off by (sb or sth); to be pissed at (sb or sth); to be in a foul mood; down in the dumps (from Taiwanese 揬𡳞, Tai-lo pr. [tu̍h-lān])
Haidai, historical region extending from the Bohai Sea to Mt Tai in Shandong
(Tw) dirty trick; unethical tactic (from Taiwanese 漚步, Tai-lo pr. [àu-pōo])
(Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍h])
(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
(Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心, Tai-lo pr. [tah-sim])
(Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death")
Tai'an, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省
(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (Tw) (slang) to whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!
(Tw) to wander about; to roam around freely (from Taiwanese 拋拋走, Tai-lo pr. [pha-pha-tsáu])
oyster (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á])
(Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-pai])
(Tw) to pretend; to put on a false front (from Taiwanese 假仙, Tai-lo pr. [ké-sian])
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
(Tw) to have been dealt a hard lot in life (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-miā])
(Tw) oyster omelette (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á-tsian])
(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
(Tw) child; youngster (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [gín-á])
(Tw) (slang) to chat idly; to gossip (from Taiwanese 抐屎, Tai-lo pr. [lā-sái])
Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
Feicheng, county-level city in Tai'an 泰安市, Shandong
(Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么)
Tai county in Jiangsu
to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck
Xintai, county-level city in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân])
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact
(Tw) wagui, a sticky rice pudding, usu. savory (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [uánn-kué])
Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山, Liaoning
(Tw) (neologism c. 2010) to speak one's mind directly (face to face with the person with whom one has an issue) (from Taiwanese 出來講, Tai-lo pr. [tshut-lâi kóng], with "tshut-lâi" pronounced in contracted form as "tshòai")
Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong
Daiyue district of Tai'an city 泰安市, Shandong
Tai Hang District, Hong Kong / Dakeng, the name of several places in Taiwan, notably a scenic hilly area of Taichung 台中
(Tw) to dream of having (sth one cannot possibly have); to covet (sth beyond one's grasp) (from Taiwanese 數想, Tai-lo pr. [siàu-siūnn])
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
(Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tāi-tsì], equivalent to Mandarin 事情)
South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山 / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry; apologetic; embarrassed; shy (from Taiwanese 歹勢, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) (also sometimes written as 歹勢 in Mandarin)
(Tw) to build up a rapport; to cultivate a warm relationship (from Taiwanese 跋感情, Tai-lo pr. [pua̍h-kám-tsîng])
(Tw) pineapple (from Taiwanese 王梨, Tai-lo pr. [ông-lâi])
(Tw) (slang) authentic; genuine (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tsiànn-káng])
Taishan district of Tai'an city 泰安市, Shandong
(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
(Tw) heibaiqie, side dish of ingredients selected from a range on display, sliced up and served together on a plate (from Taiwanese 烏白切, Tai-lo pr. [oo-pe̍h-tshiat], where 烏白 means "as one pleases")
(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山) / (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
(Tw) to have fun (from Taiwanese 𨑨迌, Tai-lo pr. [tshit-thô])
(slang) (Tw) coward; paper tiger; a nobody (from Taiwanese 卒仔, Tai-lo pr. [tsut-á])
Boshiamy, input method editor for Chinese (from Taiwanese 無啥物, Tai-lo pr. [bô-siánn-mih] "it's nothing")
(Tw) impressive (from Taiwanese 削削叫, Tai-lo pr. [siah-siah-kiò])
Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes
(Tw) (coll.) troublesome customer; obnoxious guest (from Taiwanese 漚客, Tai-lo pr. [àu-kheh])
(Tw) benefit; advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang])
to propitiate the god of the current year, Tai Sui 太歲|太岁
(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])

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