ning-po
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Ningbo.
name
Alternative form of Ningbo.
Example Sentences
- "WE departed from Ning-po the 26th of November 1687, in order to go to Pe-king, where we were call’d by the Emperor, embarking in the Evening with a Mandarin, who was appointed us by the Governor."
- "Over-congestion and limited resources had forced many Shao-hsing and Ning-po people to earn their livings elsewhere, a phenomenon which deeply struck a scholar-official of Shanghai in the sixteenth century."
- "Once more Father Lebbe was on the move. This time he was to go to Ning-po in South China."
- "Business with Japan could be transacted only at Ning-po, while Foochow was set aside for trade with the Philippines."
- "When Robert and I arrived in Ning-po we were to report to the British Consul, Mr Thom, but he had been borne away on important business."
- "They had all the accoutrements of the China sojourner—the carved mahogany ashtrays, the Ning-po lacquerware, the Qing-style blackwood furniture."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
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