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yaodong

/jaʊˈdʊŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yaodong
IPA
/jaʊˈdʊŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in northern China.

Etymology

From Mandarin 窯洞／窑洞 (yáodòng).

Inflected Forms

yaodongs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce yaodong?
The recorded pronunciation is /jaʊˈdʊŋ/.
What does yaodong mean?
A type of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in northern China.
Where does yaodong come from?
From Mandarin 窯洞／窑洞 (yáodòng).

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