Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pianguan

/piənˈɡwɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Pian-guan
IPA: /piənˈɡwɑn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Piantou, a mountain pass and important gate in Shanxi, China.

name

A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.

Example Sentences

"In 1958 and 1959 in conjunction with the execution of the Huanghe River (Yellow River) Water Conservancy Project, an investigation of paleolithic stone artifacts was conducted along the Huanghe River, from Togtoh County of the Nei Monggol (Inner Mongolian) Autonomous Region in the north to Pianguan County, Shanxi Province in the south, with Lamawan in Qingshuihe County as the center."
"In the poor county of Pianguan in northern Shanxi, officials said declining local government revenues meant hardship for teachers and others paid from state coffers."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 偏關 /偏关 (Piānguān), a clipping of the original name 偏頭關 /偏头关 (Piāntóuguān, “Crooked or Isolated Head Pass”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 偏關

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /piənˈɡwɑn/

Inflected Forms

P'ien-kuan (alternative) Pienkuan (alternative)

Synonyms

Piantou

Questions

How do you pronounce pianguan?: The recorded pronunciation is /piənˈɡwɑn/.
What does pianguan mean?: Synonym of Piantou, a mountain pass and important gate in Shanxi, China.
Where does pianguan come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 偏關 /偏关 (Piānguān), a clipping of the original name 偏頭關 /偏头关 (Piāntóuguān, “Crooked or Isolated Head Pass”).

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