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taishanese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tais-hanese
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Yue Chinese lect spoken in the greater Taishan area of Guangdong Province, China.

adj

Pertaining to the area of greater Taishan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region.

noun

A person who speaks the dialect of Taishanese.

noun

A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Taishan in Guangdong Province, China.

Etymology

From Taishan + -ese. From Mandarin 臺山 /台山 (Táishān).

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Toisanese Toishanese Hoisanese

Questions

What does taishanese mean?
A Yue Chinese lect spoken in the greater Taishan area of Guangdong Province, China.
Where does taishanese come from?
From Taishan + -ese. From Mandarin 臺山 /台山 (Táishān).

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