chu-hai
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Zhuhai.
Example Sentences
- "In Chu-hai hsien of Kwangtung Province, for instance, the haul taken in by motorized sailing boats during the first half of 1964 even accounted for 98 percent of the total haul of the hsien."
- "In March the two cities closes to Hong Kong and Macau, Shumchun and Chu-hai (珠海), the latter 8 km. from Macau, were raised by the Peking Cabinet to the rank of City directly under the jurisdiction of the province of Kwangtung, i.e., not under the county."
- "The second bridge between Macao and Iiha^([sic – meaning Ilha]) da Taipa, which is estimated to have a construction cost of 400 million patacas, will provide a four-lane traffic flow as well as a direct connection with Chu-hai City."
- "Beginning in 1979, foreign investment led to spectacular economic development in Guangdong, particularly in the Special Economic Zones of SHENZHEN (Shen-chen), near Hong Kong; Zhuhai (Chu-hai), near Macao; and Shantou (Shan-t'o) near Taiwan."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 珠海, -