Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erh-lien-hao-t'e

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: er-h-lien-hao-t'e
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Erlianhaote (Erenhot)

Example Sentences

"Somehow, you must get on the International Express for Ulan Bator this afternoon at five-thirty. Buy a ticket to Erh-lien-hao-t’e, but you must get off at the village of Sai-han-t’a-la. On no account go all the way to Erh-lien."
"Spotlights were directed on the train until, half-way, Chinese spotlights took over. But once out of Mongolia the oppressive atmosphere lifted immediately. The Chinese border station was called Erh-lien-hao-t’e and it was decked out with fairy lights."
"The Trans-Mongolian Railway (completed 1955) links the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, near the northern edge of the plateau, with Ulan-Ude in the republic of Buryatia in Russia and with Erh-lien-hao-t’e (Erenhot), northwest of Beijing in China."

Etymology

From Mandarin 二連浩特 /二连浩特 (Èrliánhàotè), Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-lien²-hao⁴-tʻê⁴.

Word Breakdown

Root: 二連浩特, -

Questions

What does erh-lien-hao-t'e mean?: Alternative form of Erlianhaote (Erenhot)
Where does erh-lien-hao-t'e come from?: From Mandarin 二連浩特 /二连浩特 (Èrliánhàotè), Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-lien²-hao⁴-tʻê⁴.

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