feng-shan
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Fongshan.
Example Sentences
- "The Governor-General and Governor of Fuhkien memorialize on the appointment of a Magistrate for the district of Fêng-shan in Formosa.[…]It is accordingly proposed that his late post at Fêng-shan be filled by the present Magistrate of the Wua-p’ing district, named Têng Kia-shêng, aged 43, a native of Nanking."
- "Cimex hemipterus. DDT resistance in this tropical bedbug appeared in 1952 at Feng-Shan, southern Taiwan, in barracks sprayed for two years (95)."
- "In June he filled the vacated post of the Taiwan brigade-general located in the Tainan prefectural center. Accordingly, he moved his headquarters from the district seat of Feng-shan to Tainan-fu."
- "On the civilian side, the prefecture was divided into three districts (hsien), one centered at the prefectureal capital at Tainan, one in the south (Feng-shan), and one in the north (Chu-lo)."
- "Over the next few days the rebels defeated government troops in several skirmishes and forced them to withdraw from Feng-shan and return to Tainan."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 鳳山//