Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lai-feng

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: lai-feng
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Laifeng.

Example Sentences

"The taxes being heavier here than on the new route overland via Lai-fêng-hsien, the latter has superseded that viâ Shasi . The Shasi merchants are said to have petitioned against the preferential treatment of Opium for Hunan via Lai-feng-hsien;"
"They live in T'u-chia and Miao Autonomous Chou in Hunan, Lai-feng, Ho-feng and Yien Counties in Hupeh province, south-east China."
"To raise the consciousness of the new Party members of national minorities in implementing Chairman Mao's revolutionary line and policies, the Party organizations at all levels in Lai-feng County also sent the new Party members of national minorities to the forefront of the three great revolutionary[...]"

Etymology

From Mandarin 來鳳／来凤 (Láifèng), Wade-Giles romanization: Lai²-fêng⁴.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does lai-feng mean?: Alternative form of Laifeng.
Where does lai-feng come from?: From Mandarin 來鳳／来凤 (Láifèng), Wade-Giles romanization: Lai²-fêng⁴.

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