Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t'ai-erh-chuang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: t'ai-er-h-chuang
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Tai'erzhuang.

Example Sentences

"In the meantime, the long-awaited battle of Hsuchow had started (inauspiciously with the Japanese taking the small walled town to the northeast, T'ai-erh-chuang)."
"In early April 1938, for example, as the Japanese converged on the key transportation centre of Hsu-chou in northern Kiangsu, General Li Tsung-jen’s forces enticed the attackers into a trap in the walled town of T'ai-erh-chuang."
"APR. 7. After a 17-day battle, the Chinese won their first victory against the Japanese at T'ai-erh-chuang in Shantung Province."

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 臺兒莊 /台兒莊 /台儿庄 (Tʻai²-êrh²-chuang¹).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 臺兒莊//台兒莊//台儿庄

Questions

What does t'ai-erh-chuang mean?: Alternative form of Tai'erzhuang.
Where does t'ai-erh-chuang come from?: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 臺兒莊 /台兒莊 /台儿庄 (Tʻai²-êrh²-chuang¹).

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