Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white dogs

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: white -dogs
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Juguang.

Example Sentences

"The steamer Fu-yew, Captain Croad, left Hongkong on the 26th ulto. at 11:30 a.m. Arrived at Shanghai on the 31st. Had thick foggy weather from Hongkong to the White Dogs ; thence to Namki, strong N.E. and lightning."
"Peiping radio said a U.S. Navy aircraft violated Chinese Communist air space over Pingtan and White Dog islands off the coastal province of Fukien Sunday and added that a Red foreign ministry spokesman was "authorized to issue its 58th serious warning against the intrusion.""

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 白犬

Questions

What does white dogs mean?: Former name of Juguang.
Where does white dogs come from?: Calque from Chinese 白犬

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