Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiangchew

/t͡ʃiaŋˈt͡ʃuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-angchew
IPA: /t͡ʃiaŋˈt͡ʃuː/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Dated form of Zhangzhou.

Dated

Example Sentences

"He then fled from Chiangchew, the city of his residence, and settled upon the isle of Amoy, where he resided, and defended it by his fleet."
"About twenty mills beyond Chiangchew, we get into a valley where the foreigner is seldom seen....The next day we are off for the headquarters of this region Chiangchew."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 漳州 (Chiang-chiu), specifically the Xiamen Hokkien and Zhangzhou Hokkien dialects.

Word Breakdown

Root: 漳州, -

Usage

Dated

Questions

How do you pronounce chiangchew?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃiaŋˈt͡ʃuː/.
What does chiangchew mean?: Dated form of Zhangzhou.
Where does chiangchew come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 漳州 (Chiang-chiu), specifically the Xiamen Hokkien and Zhangzhou Hokkien dialects.

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