Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: He-pu
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Beihai, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

Example Sentences

"Here in Hepu County, an impoverished agricultural district just north of China's border with Vietnam, Chan and his business partners are hatching plans for a mammoth food processing operation they promise will be the world's largest producer of foie gras.[…] Hepu farmers say they can raise a single goose for less than 40 yuan--about $5. That's a fraction of what competitors in France must spend."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 合浦 (Hépǔ).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Ho-p'u (alternative)

Synonyms

Hoppo

Questions

What does hepu mean?: A county of Beihai, Guangxi autonomous region, China.
Where does hepu come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 合浦 (Hépǔ).

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