Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meishan

/mˈaɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: Mei-shan
IPA: /mˈaɪʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.

Example Sentences

"SU SHIH (Chinese, 1036-1101), better known as Su Tung-p'o, an almost universal genius and a great favorite with the Chinese literary public, was a native of Meishan, Szechuan Province."
"About ten kilometers east of today’s district town, we find a ridge of hills that forms a natural borderline with neighboring Meishan 眉山 County, once home to the famous Song dynasty poet Su Dongpo 蘇東坡 (1037-1101)."
"Police in Meishan City in the southwestern province of Sichuan said the suspects set up hundreds of shell companies and 28 fake industrial chains and lured investors with promises of high returns, it added."

Etymology

From Mandarin 眉山 (Méishān).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Mei-shan (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce meishan?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaɪʃən/.
What does meishan mean?: A prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.
Where does meishan come from?: From Mandarin 眉山 (Méishān).

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