Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

golden shield

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: gold-en shield
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Great Firewall of China.

Example Sentences

"China's Golden Shield has long been a byword for internet censorship."
"Rather than try to shut down the source, the Golden Shield attempts to prevent these sites from being accessible in China."
"In the late 1990s, Fang worked on developing the “Golden Shield” – transformative software that enabled the government to inspect any data being received or sent, and to block destination IP addresses and domain names."

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 金盾.

Inflected Forms

the Golden Shield (canonical)

Synonyms

Great Firewall of China

Questions

What does golden shield mean?: Synonym of Great Firewall of China.
Where does golden shield come from?: Calque of Chinese 金盾.

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