dongguan
/ˈdʊŋˈɡwɑn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
Example Sentences
- "In Tungkuan County, the Houchieh Brigade under Houchieh Commune, with the assistance of the Mao Tsetung Thought propaganda team, made[…]"
- "Dongguan was different. It rose by no one’s decree; it simply grew. While Shenzhen aspired to advanced technology and innovation, Dongguan took what it could get, which meant low-tech factories from Hong Kong and Taiwan that made clothing, toys, and shoes."
- "China is undergoing the harshest anti-vice campaign the government has mounted in years, and the crackdown is taking a toll on the economy of Dongguan, a southern city of more than eight million people. It is a manufacturing center for the export business and a Mecca for migrant workers, but it is also the nation’s sin city. Now, the red-light industry here is blushing a deep pink."
- "In February 2014, a massive crackdown on prostitution in the southern manufacturing city of Dongguan, dubbed "Sin City" for its huge vice industry, raided 2,000 establishments and detained more than 900 people."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
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Inflected Forms
Synonyms
Tungkun
Tungkoon