Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ch'iung-hai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ch'i-ung-hai
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Qionghai.

Example Sentences

"In Ch'iung-hai Hsien of the same island, this year "Chen-chu-ai" has been cultivated over vast areas, yielding large increases and as 2,730 tons of the breed already harvested in June have been sent to Chekiang province, it is expected that it will be cultivated widely in Chekiang in 1966."
"After working in the wood-chopping section in Ch'iung-hai county, Hainan island, he was then sent to the "May 7" cadre school to undergo forced labor."
"At present, Ch'iung-hai County has completed building 42 small hydroelectric power stations, with a total installed capacity of 3,362 kilowatts."

Etymology

From Mandarin 瓊海 /琼海 (Qiónghǎi) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiung²-hai³.

Word Breakdown

Root: 瓊海, -

Questions

What does ch'iung-hai mean?: Alternative form of Qionghai.
Where does ch'iung-hai come from?: From Mandarin 瓊海 /琼海 (Qiónghǎi) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiung²-hai³.

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