Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nujiang

/ˈnuːˈd͡ʒiæŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Nu-jiang
IPA
/ˈnuːˈd͡ʒiæŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nu River (the upper reaches of the Salween River in China).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 怒江 (Nùjiāng).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nu-chiang (alternative) Nuchiang (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nujiang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnuːˈd͡ʒiæŋ/.
What does nujiang mean?
A Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.
Where does nujiang come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 怒江 (Nùjiāng).

How to pronounce nujiang

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