Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yan dao

[ˌjɛn˨ ˈt˭aʊ˨˦]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: yan -dao
IPA: [ˌjɛn˨ ˈt˭aʊ˨˦]

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Handsome, pretty boy.

adj

Handsome, stylish.

Example Sentences

"And WP candidate Bernard Chen, who was making the rounds with Mr Low, won himself an auntie fan who declared: “Yan dao (handsome in Hokkien) leh”."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 緣投 /缘投 (iân-tâu, “handsome”); spelling influenced by Mandarin's Hanyu Pinyin romanization. Compare Tagalog yantaw.

Phrases

leng zai

Frequently Paired Words

leng zai

Questions

How do you pronounce yan dao?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˌjɛn˨ ˈt˭aʊ˨˦].
What does yan dao mean?: Handsome, pretty boy.
Where does yan dao come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 緣投 /缘投 (iân-tâu, “handsome”); spelling influenced by Mandarin's Hanyu Pinyin romanization. Compare Tagalog yantaw.

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