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nien-hao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
nien-hao
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The regnal year, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in a Chinese emperor's reign and in naming certain Chinese rulers.

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 年號／年号 (niánhào) Wade-Giles romanization nien²-hao⁴.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nien-haos (plural)

Questions

What does nien-hao mean?
The regnal year, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in a Chinese emperor's reign and in naming certain Chinese rulers.
Where does nien-hao come from?
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 年號／年号 (niánhào) Wade-Giles romanization nien²-hao⁴.

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