Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t'ien-mên

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: t'ien--men
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Tianmen.

Example Sentences

"In 1764 he visited Tʻien-mên, Hupeh, where his father was director of an Academy and compiler of the local history, 天門縣志 Tʻien-mên hsien-chih, completed in 1765 in 24 chüan."

Etymology

From Mandarin 天門／天门 (Tiānmén), Wade-Giles romanization: Tʻien¹-mên².

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

T'ien-men (alternative, also)

Questions

What does t'ien-mên mean?: Alternative form of Tianmen.
Where does t'ien-mên come from?: From Mandarin 天門／天门 (Tiānmén), Wade-Giles romanization: Tʻien¹-mên².

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