Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaoxing

/ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: Shao-xing
IPA: /ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery.

Example Sentences

"Now, demand is waning in the United States, and Shaoxing, a coastal city that is one of the world’s biggest textile centers, has fallen victim to the global downturn."
"Cities such as Jinan and Shaoxing (east) have warned of the possibility of a second wave of infections close to the Lunar New Year, set to be celebrated between Jan. 21 and 27 this year."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紹興 /绍兴 (Shàoxīng), named for an era of the Song dynasty.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 紹興

Inflected Forms

Shao-hsing (alternative) Shaohsing (alternative) Shaohing (alternative)

Phrases

Shaoxing wine

Questions

How do you pronounce shaoxing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/.
What does shaoxing mean?: A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery.
Where does shaoxing come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紹興 /绍兴 (Shàoxīng), named for an era of the Song dynasty.

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