Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiangyao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Xiang-yao
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Xiangliu, a monster.

Example Sentences

"He fought against a vassal of Kung Kung called Hsiang-yao, a serpent-bodied creature with nine heads, whose pastureland was nine mountains and whose vomit formed evil springs and marshes."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 相繇 (Xiāngyáo).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 相繇

Synonyms

Xiangliu

Questions

What does xiangyao mean?: Synonym of Xiangliu, a monster.
Where does xiangyao come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 相繇 (Xiāngyáo).

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