pengyang
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A county of Guyuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China.
Example Sentences
- "Pengyang county was administered by Guyuan before 1988. In contrast to Guyuan, Pengyang is relatively wealthy. Farmers earn a considerable income through tobacco cultivation, which can yield an annual gross income of Rmb 1,500-2,000 per mu. In 1996, the cultivated area of tobacco in Pengyang was 11,000 mu.⁷"
- "A woman boils water in a kettle using solar energy panels at a village of Pengyang county, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, December 4, 2007. China wants rich economies to back a fund to speed the spread of greenhouse gas-cutting technology in poor nations as it seeks to persuade delegates at global warming talks the focus of responsibility belongs on the West."
- "The southern counties were relatively less developed during 2002 to 2004. In 2002, there was only one county with a normal development level and there were two (Jixi and Jingyuan) that were at the 'undeveloped' level. This situation for the Southern Province worsened in 2003: four counties (Jixi, Jingyuan, Haiyuan and Pengyang) were at the 'undeveloped' level. In 2004, Pengyang County upgraded to 'underdeveloped'; however, the other three counties were still undeveloped."
- "Pengyang County is on the rim of the south of Ningxia's Hui Autonomous Region. It is on the east side of Liupan Mountain."
- "As the remnants retreated northward to Pengyang (平壤 Pʻing-jang), war was declared and a Chinese contingent from Manchuria went southward to that place."
- "The origins of Korea, like those of every other ancient state, are obscure. According to legend, a group of Koreans gathered under a tree in 2333 B.C. and elected as their king a man known as Dangun. He established his capital at Pengyang and named the country Chosen, “the Land of Morning Calm.”"
Etymology
From Mandarin 彭陽 /彭阳 (Péngyáng).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 彭陽