Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanmenxia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
San-men-xia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 三門峽 /三门峡 (Sānménxiá).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, 三門峽

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does sanmenxia mean?
A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.
Where does sanmenxia come from?
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 三門峽 /三门峡 (Sānménxiá).

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