Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

p'ing-t'an

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: p'ing-t'an
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Pingtan.

Example Sentences

"Chief town is Pingtan or P'ing-t'an (pop. 5,382), fishing port on W coast. The isl. shelters (W) Haitan Bay (or Futsing Bay), which provides a deep anchorage."
"On 18 October, a US warship invaded China's territorial waters in the P'ing-t'an area of Fukien Province. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued stern warning No. 74."
"Typhoon Billie exited Taiwan and moved toward the People's Republic of China on a west-northwestward track. By morning on the 10th, Billie had weakened to a tropical storm and slowed to 11 kn. At 0000 on the 10th, P'ing-t'an reported 60-kn winds from the north-northeast and sea-level pressure of 981.2 mb. About 0300 Billie went ashore 25 miles southeast of P'ing-t'an. Within hours the storm dissipated over the rugged terrain of eastern China."

Etymology

From Mandarin 平潭 (Píngtán), Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-tʻan².

Word Breakdown

Root: 平潭, -

Questions

What does p'ing-t'an mean?: Alternative form of Pingtan.
Where does p'ing-t'an come from?: From Mandarin 平潭 (Píngtán), Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-tʻan².

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