Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i-pin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: i-pin
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Yibin.

Example Sentences

"A plant being built in I-pin will produce 6,000 tons of 666 powder annually."
"In the early 1960s, following the collapse of Mao's Great Leap Forward, Liu and Chang, as party officials in the city of I-pin (120 miles south of Szechwan's capital, Chengtu), vigorously prosecuted those cadres under their jurisdiction who had shown less than wholehearted devotion to that campaign."
"After crossing Yunnan province, the Long River reaches the sizeable city of I-pin, in southwest Szechwan province. Just above I-pin is the true head of navigation, beyond which no commercial craft can make their way."

Etymology

From Mandarin 宜賓 /宜宾 (Yíbīn) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-pin¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 宜賓, -

Questions

What does i-pin mean?: Alternative form of Yibin.
Where does i-pin come from?: From Mandarin 宜賓 /宜宾 (Yíbīn) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-pin¹.

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