gulangyu
/ˌkuˈlɑŋˈjɪː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "ON approaching Amoy, (Hiámun ching, 夏門城,) from the southward, Chapel island, called by the Chinese Tungting 東椗 and situated in lat. 24° 10.'3 N., and long. 118° 13.'5 E., or 9.44 E. of the S.W. point of Kúláng seu 鼓浪嶼, may been seen from four to five leagues : it has an even surface, is about 200 feet high, and its circumference three cables. It is perforated at its southeast extreme, which shows when it bears E.N.E. or W.S.W."
- "A large sign on Xiamen's Gulangyu Island, favored address for residents here, says "military zone, entry forbidden," closing off the portion of the island closest to the Nationalist islands.[…] Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away."
- "If Unesco accepts two new applications under consideration, China could become the country with the most heritage sites, surpassing Italy, which has 51. That landmark has been touted by Chinese state media as a major accomplishment. China’s second application under review this year covers Gulangyu, the pedestrian-only island near the city of Xiamen, in Fujian Province."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 鼓浪嶼
Inflected Forms
Ku-lang-yu (alternative)
Kulangsu (alternative)