Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liu-kuei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: li-u-kuei
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Liouguei.

Example Sentences

"This species occurs from Wulai southwards to Liu-kuei in Kaohsiung Co. at altitudes of about 700 m, and grows in dense rain forests, usually mixed with other herbs or shrubs."
"The type locality, Mt. Nan-feng Shan near Liu-kuei, may be the southern limit of the distributional range of the species."
"We should also not overlook the involvement of some Mountain Aborigines from nearby He-piao-hu (in today's San-min Township, Kaohsiung County) and Liu-kuei-li (Lakuli; today's Liu-kuei Township, Kaohsiung County), who either fought alongside the rebels or attempted to launch their own uprisings in response to the Ta-pa-ni Incident (see chapters 5 and 6)."

Etymology

From Mandarin 六龜 (Liùguī) Wade–Giles romanization: Liu⁴-kuei¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 六龜//, -

Inflected Forms

Liukuei (alternative, also)

Questions

What does liu-kuei mean?: Alternative form of Liouguei.
Where does liu-kuei come from?: From Mandarin 六龜 (Liùguī) Wade–Giles romanization: Liu⁴-kuei¹.

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