Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feng-nan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: feng--nan
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Fengnan.

Example Sentences

"The quake on July 28 (8.2 on the Richter Scale) probably was the worst of the century in China in terms of casualties and damage. The destruction of nearly all housing in the area--particularly at Tang-shan city (population 1 million) and Feng-nan County (population 400,000)--indicates that casualties were extremely high. Estimates of fatalities range from 100,000 to 800,000."
"Last year severe earthquakes occurred in the Tang-shan and Feng-nan areas."
"1882 ... China's first railroad is built between T'ang-shan and Feng-nan. Used for carrying coal, it is 11 km/7 mi long. It is extended to 128 km/80 mi to Tianjin in 1888."

Etymology

From Mandarin 豐南 /丰南 (Fēngnán), Wade–Giles romanization: Fêng¹-nan².

Word Breakdown

Root: 豐南, -

Questions

What does feng-nan mean?: Alternative form of Fengnan.
Where does feng-nan come from?: From Mandarin 豐南 /丰南 (Fēngnán), Wade–Giles romanization: Fêng¹-nan².

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