engteng
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It is learned from a merchant of Engteng in southwestern Fukien who recently arrived in Swatow that Liu Yung-sheng (劉永生), former commander of the Communist Fukien-Kwangtung Border Column who had plotted to overthrow Yeh Chien-ying, Communist governor of Kwangtung, was publicly tried in Engteng, Liu's native place, on June 24."
- "Another distinctive crop is tobacco, which is produced in the Engteng area. Engteng is situated in the upper reaches of the Han Kiang, here known as the Ting Kiang. The tobacco, which provides the livelihood for virtually the entire hsien of Engteng, is shipped to Swatow in Kwangtung."
- "Foley’s crew landed near Engteng and were contacted by Chinese army forces, who escorted them to Kukong."
Etymology
From Hokkien 永定 (Éng-tēng).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 永定