Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tungyung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tungyung
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Dongyin (island)

Example Sentences

"Tungyung was the site of the notorious wreck of the P&O S.S. Sobraon which ran on the rocks there in a fog on April 26, 1901, while on her maiden voyage to the Far East."

Etymology

From Mandarin 東湧 /东涌, Postal Romanization and/or Wade–Giles romanization: Tung¹-yung³.

Word Breakdown

Root: 東湧, -

Synonyms

Dongyin

Questions

What does tungyung mean?: Synonym of Dongyin (island)
Where does tungyung come from?: From Mandarin 東湧 /东涌, Postal Romanization and/or Wade–Giles romanization: Tung¹-yung³.

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