Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

men-t'ou-kou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: men-t'ou-k-ou
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Mentougou.

Example Sentences

"Again, coal was shipped eastward from Kuan-yin-t'ang in Honan while the same kind of coal was being shipped westward from the Feng-feng and Chiao-tso mines — a typical instance of cross-hauling. Another example is the shipment of coal for household consumption from Yang-ch'uan in Shansi to Peking where local coal from Men-t'ou-kou was available, even though there may have been some quality difference."
"Beyond Shih-ching-shan, at the end of a rail spur, 20 mi. west of the city centre, are the coal mines of Men-t'ou-kou."
"In 1603 the miners of the private mines of Men-t'ou-kou, thirty kilometres east of Peking, made a protest march to the capital."

Etymology

From Mandarin 門頭溝 /门头沟 (Méntóugōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Mên²-tʻou²-kou¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 門頭溝, -

Questions

What does men-t'ou-kou mean?: Alternative form of Mentougou.
Where does men-t'ou-kou come from?: From Mandarin 門頭溝 /门头沟 (Méntóugōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Mên²-tʻou²-kou¹.

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