maolin
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A mountain indigenous district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Example Sentences
- "In Maolin, outside Kaohsiung, millions of striped blue crow butterflies create a purplish haze in the forests."
- "Meinong's small bus station is in the centre of town at the junction of Jhongshan and Jhongjheng roads, with buses to Kaohsiung (daily 5.35am-8.45pm every 30min; NT$131) and seven daily services to Liouguei in the Maolin National Scenic Area."
- "The second-highest precipitation was recorded in Pingtung’s Majia Township (瑪家) with 648mm, followed by Kaohsiung’s Maolin District (茂林) with 542mm, the bureau said, adding that all three locations received more than 1m of rainfall over the past three days."
Etymology
From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 茂林 (Màolín).
Word Breakdown
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Inflected Forms
Mao-lin (alternative)