Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lei-chou

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: lei--chou
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Leizhou.

Example Sentences

"At the opposite end of the province from the relatively cool northern hills was a long peninsula projecting towards the tropical island of Hainan — our modern atlases show it as Luichow. In T’ang times it was under the jurisdiction of Lei-chou."

Etymology

From Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Lei²-chou¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 雷州, -

Questions

What does lei-chou mean?: Alternative form of Leizhou.
Where does lei-chou come from?: From Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Lei²-chou¹.

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