ying-k'ou
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Yingkou.
Example Sentences
- "Chang Kia-ngau learns that Soviet troops have confiscated all documents belonging to the Kuomintang (KMT) party branch headquarters in Ch’ang-ch’un and have terminated that unit's activities. Soviet officials then complain to the ROC delegation that anti-Soviet activities flourish throughout Manchuria’s large cities. Meanwhile, with U.S. assistance, Nationalist troops plan to land at Ying-k'ou."
- "For the Japanese, continued Russian control of Ying-k’ou was not simply a legal matter. Since Ying-k’ou was the major port of entry for Japanese goods into Manchuria, the Russian occupation threatened to undermine Japanese commercial interests."
- "The Russians had promised to withdraw in three stages. One stage had been completed, and the railway between Shan-hai-kwan and Ying-k’ou (Newchang) had been returned, but all this meant was that the Russians had moved their troops from Liao-hsi, a region where they had few interests, to their major base at Liaotung."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 營口, -