Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

changyang

/(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Chang-yang
IPA: /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.

Example Sentences

"The following is a list of names in colloquial use at Ichang and in the mountainous region to the south, indicated by “Patung,” in which district and that of Changyang I have had a native collecting for the past three years."
"CHIN HSIANG-KUAN is a barefoot doctor in the Tuchiatsun brigade, Loyuan commune, Changyang county, Hupeh province. He is also a member of both the Fourth and Fifth National People’s Congresses."
"For example, a post dated May 4 on the official WeChat account of the Changyang Tujia Autonomous County police force said the company attracted new “members” by claiming they could earn rebates by spending a certain amount of money."

Etymology

From Mandarin 長陽 /长阳 (Chángyáng).

Word Breakdown

Root: 長陽

Inflected Forms

Ch'ang-yang (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce changyang?: The recorded pronunciation is /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/.
What does changyang mean?: A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.
Where does changyang come from?: From Mandarin 長陽 /长阳 (Chángyáng).

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