chia-yi
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Chiayi.
Example Sentences
- "§325.15 Designation of differential posts. The following places are designated as differential posts at which each eligible employee shall be paid additional compensation in the form of a foreign post differential in accordance with the regulation in this part: (a) At the rate of 25 percent of basic compensation:[…] Chia-Yi, Taiwan, China.[…] Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China."
- "The fate of the Tropical Chemical Industry Company near Chia-yi was an example.[...]In a similar fashion the industrial alcohol plant near Chia-yi (the largest of its kind in the Orient) was allowed to fall into complete disrepair and go out of production."
- "While Chu-lo was recaptured in the spring (during its subsequent siege, Ch’ien-lung bestowed the name Chia-yi, Commendable Loyalty, on the city), most of Chang-hua district remained in rebel hands.[...]They lifted the siege of Chia-yi and then moved against Lin Shuang-wen."
- "In 1782, Chia-yi and Chang-hua prefectures experienced large-scale social disorders between people of Chang-chou and Ch’uan-chou backgrounds."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 嘉義//, -