Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ta kwu ling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: ta k-wu ling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An area of North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

name

A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Example Sentences

"The incident took place at the village of Ta Kwu Ling, and was not reported until late tonight."
"In Ta Kwu Ling, the residents no longer let their children play in the stream that runs through their village, let alone drink from it."
"Tao is not just a butcher, he is one of a dying breed. He is a local pig farmer and has been raising pigs on his farm in Ta Kwu Ling for more than 30 years."
"On Tuesday morning, more than 100 officers wearing protective gear went to North East New Territories Landfill in Ta Kwu Ling, about a 15-minute drive from mainland China, to search for the missing body parts with excavators and shovels."

Etymology

From Cantonese 打鼓嶺 /打鼓岭 (daa² gu² leng⁵).

Word Breakdown

Root: 打鼓嶺

Phrases

Ta Ku Ling

Frequently Paired Words

Ta Ku Ling

Questions

What does ta kwu ling mean?: An area of North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Where does ta kwu ling come from?: From Cantonese 打鼓嶺 /打鼓岭 (daa² gu² leng⁵).

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