Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lo wu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: lo wu
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, on the border with China proper.

Example Sentences

"Any passengers travelling beyond Lo Wu must alight there for examination by British Constabulary (the actual personnel may be Chinese) and then walk over the river bridge to the Chinese Government posts."

Etymology

From Cantonese 羅湖 /罗湖 (lo⁴ wu⁴).

Word Breakdown

Root: 羅湖

Frequently Paired Words

Luohu

Questions

What does lo wu mean?: An area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, on the border with China proper.
Where does lo wu come from?: From Cantonese 羅湖 /罗湖 (lo⁴ wu⁴).

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