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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iansu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ian-su
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Yangtze River.

Etymology

From Matteo Ricci's romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 揚子 /扬子 (Yángzǐ).

Synonyms

Iansuchian Yamsu

Questions

What does iansu mean?
The Yangtze River.
Where does iansu come from?
From Matteo Ricci's romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 揚子 /扬子 (Yángzǐ).

How to pronounce iansu

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