Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k'un-ming lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: k'un-ming lake
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Kunming Lake.

Example Sentences

"Fo-hsiang Pavilion in I-ho Park, a popular sight-seeing spot in the northwestern suburbs of Peking. Situated atop Wan-shou Hill, this structure stands some 150 feet high and commands a fine view of K'un-ming Lake."
"Amid the grounds of the old Summer Palace, a seventeen-arch bridge rising over the misty waters of K'un-ming Lake links an artificial island to the shore."
"After the blood letting there was the opportunity for the court to relax with feasting and entertainment; whilst beautiful ladies sang from boats in K’un-ming Lake, acrobats, jugglers and actors amused the emperor and his courtiers."

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 昆明湖 (Kūnmíng Hú), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-ming² Hu².

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does k'un-ming lake mean?: Alternative form of Kunming Lake.
Where does k'un-ming lake come from?: Partial calque of Mandarin 昆明湖 (Kūnmíng Hú), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-ming² Hu².

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