ta-teng
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Dadeng.
Example Sentences
- "Causeways Built No one can accurately gauge Red Chinese intentions. But there can be no doubt of their activity all along the China coast facing Formosa. A concrete causeway has been built, linking Amoy with the mainland. (Amoy is four miles from Quemoy.) Another causeway, linking Ta-teng Island (six thousand meters off Quemoy’s northern end) with the mainland is almost completed."
- "Every few minutes he would peek out furtively from under his jacket to look at the coast of Amoy. When they arrived at Ta-teng island, the general took him on a tour of the underground tunnels and showed him the sheer cliffs bordering the coast of the[...]"
- "[...]even a trench, let alone any fortifications on Quemoy. The only guns they had then were four 42 mm cannons. The difference between then and today, was that scientific? Then he took the report to Ta-teng⁴ Island on a rubber raft. The waves were fairly rough that day and the general also told the frogmen to try a few[...]"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 大嶝, -