ku-ling
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Guling.
Example Sentences
- "In the midst of the neck, the Great Orphan rock surmounted by a stûpa. — Beyond, the Northern ramifications of the Lu Shan, one of whose upper valleys is a Summer resort (Ku-ling) for the families of foreigners residing in the Blue River basin, (See CHIANG-HSI, R. 2)."
- "Volunteer American, British and other citizens are tonight guarding the approaches to he^([sic – meaning the]) mountain town of Ku Ling, where thousands of foreigners, mostly American and British women and children, have taken refuge from the heat of the Chinese summer months. The few American bluejackets on the heights are maintaining signal communication with the United States gunboat Helena, which is lying off the river port of Ku Kiang. Foreigners have been able to see some fighting between the government forces and the rebels from their position on the mountain top. They advise other foreigners to remain away from Ku Ling owing to the difficulties of communication and the shortage of provisions."
- "We reached Ku-ling where many houses built by the early missionaries now housed mountain workers and those in charge of the mountain amenities."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 牯嶺, -