塔 (taap3 | ta3) : pagoda; tower

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塔

taap3

ta3

pagoda; tower; column

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

塔

This word has been viewed 7174 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Apr 2014 01:40

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燈塔 dang1 taap3 deng1 ta3 = lighthouse

象牙塔 zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3 xiang4 ya2 ta3 = ivory tower

寶塔 bou2 taap3 bao3 ta3 = Buddhist pagoda

金字塔 gam1 zi6 taap3 jin1 zi4 ta3 = a pyramid; AIDS

倍塔 pui5 taap3 bei4 ta3 = beta

冷卻塔 laang5 koek3 taap3 leng3 que4 ta3 = cooling tower

寶塔筒子 bou2 taap3 tung4 zi2 bao3 ta3 tong3 zi5 = a cone

寶塔菜 bou2 taap3 coi3 bao3 ta3 cai4 = a chinese artichoke

輸電塔 syu1 din6 taap3 shu1 dian4 ta3 = power transmission tower

瑪格麗塔 maa5 gaak3 lai6 taap3 = a margarita

尖塔 zim1 taap3 jian1 ta3 = spire

吊塔 diu3 taap3 diao4 ta3 = a tower crane

高塔 gou1 taap3 gao1 ta3 = tower

筆塔 bat1 taap3 = the cap or sheath of a pen, pencil, or writing brush 粵

控制塔 hung3 zai3 taap3 kong4 zhi4 ta3 = control tower

雙塔 soeng1 taap3 = twin towers

屎塔 si2 taap3 = a toilet 粵

倒塔咁早 dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2 dao3 ta3 han2 zao3 = very early in the morning 粵

托塔都應承 tok3 taap3 dou1 jing1 sing4 tuo1 ta3 dou1 ying1 cheng2 = promise to do almost anything 粵

塔羅牌 taap3 lo4 paai4*2 ta3 luo2 pai2 = tarot (cards)

九層塔 gau2 cang4 taap3 jiu3 ceng2 ta3 = basil (local Chinese variety)

踎塔 mau1 taap3 mou2 ta3 = excrete; sit on the throne; sit on the crapper 粵

巴黎鐵塔 baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 = Eiffel Tower

卡塔爾 kaa1 taap3 ji5 qia3 ta3 er3 = Qatar

塔吉克斯坦 taap3 gat1 hak1 si1 taan2 ta3 ji2 ke4 si1 tan3 = Tajikistan

毛里塔尼亞 mou4 lei5 taap3 nei4 aa3 mao2 li3 ta3 ni2 ya4 = Mauritania

澳門塔 ou3 mun4*2 taap3 = Macau Tower

冰塔 bing1 taap3 bing1 ta3 = serac

毛裡塔尼亞 mou4 lei5 taap3 nei4 aa3 mao2 li3 ta3 ni2 ya4 = Mauritania

塔河 taap3 ho4 ta3 he2 = Tahe (place in Heilongjiang)

塔爾寺 taap3 ji5 zi6*2 ta3 er3 si4 = Kumbum, Chinese Ta'er (monastery in Amdo prov. of Tibet, pres. Gansu)

塔城 taap3 sing4 ta3 cheng2 = Tacheng (city in Xinjiang)

塔城地區 taap3 sing4 dei6 keoi1 ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1 = Tacheng district (district in Xinjiang)

比薩斜塔 bei2 saat3 ce4 taap3 = The Leaning Tower of Pisa

塔吉克 taap3 gat1 hak1 ta3 ji2 ke4 = Tadjik (nationality)

塔林 taap3 lam4 ta3 lin2 = Tallinn

塔里木 taap3 lei5 muk6 ta3 li3 mu4 = the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang

塔塔爾 taap3 taap3 ji5 ta3 ta3 er3 = Tatar (nationality); Tartar

塔吉克人 taap3 gat1 hak1 jan4 ta3 ji2 ke4 ren2 = Tajik

塔吉克族 taap3 gat1 hak1 zuk6 ta3 ji2 ke4 zu2 = the Tajik people (race)

塔利班 taap3 lei6 baan1 ta3 li4 ban1 = Taliban

主體思想塔 zyu2 tai2 si1 soeng2 taap3 zhu3 ti3 si1 xiang3 ta3 = Juche Tower

金塔 gam1 taap3 jin1 ta3 = a container for the ashes of the deceased; Phnom Penh; Jinta

巴黎鐵塔反轉再反轉 baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 faan2 zyun3 zoi3 faan2 zyun3 = french kiss 粵

肯塔基 hang2 taap3 gei1 ken3 ta3 ji1 = Kentucky

北達科塔 bak1 daat6 fo1 taap3 bei3 da2 ke1 da5 = North Dakota

南達科塔 naam4 daat6 fo1 taap3 nan2 da2 ke1 da5 = South Dakota

雙子塔 soeng1 zi2 taap3 shuang1 zi3 ta3 = petronas twin tower

杜拜塔 dou6 baai3 taap3 = Dubai Burj (the Dubai Tower)

塔斯馬尼亞魔鬼 taap3 si1 maa5 nei4 aa3 mo1 gwai2 ta3 si1 ma3 ni2 ya4 mo2 gui3 = Tasmanian devil

塔斯馬尼亞 taap3 si1 maa5 nei4 aa3 ta3 si1 ma3 ni2 ya4 = Tasmania

托塔都肯 tok3 taap3 dou1 hang2 tuo1 ta3 dou1 ken3 = be willing to do almost anything 粵

托卡塔曲 tok3 kaa1 taap3 kuk1 tuo1 ka3 ta3 qu3 = toccata

塔崩 taap3 bang1 ta3 beng1 = tabun (nerve agent)

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