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kaifong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kai-fong
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of mutual aid organization in Hong Kong, originally set up under British colonial rule, and mainly intended to provide free or cheap services to Chinese refugees.

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 街坊 (gaai1 fong1) in the mid-1800s.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kaifongs (plural)

Questions

What does kaifong mean?
A kind of mutual aid organization in Hong Kong, originally set up under British colonial rule, and mainly intended to provide free or cheap services to Chinese refugees.
Where does kaifong come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 街坊 (gaai1 fong1) in the mid-1800s.

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