tai hang
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For a long time, Hong Kong’s frenetic night life scene has centered on fancy hotel bars and glitzy clubs swarmed with corporate bankers. Tai Hang — a quickly gentrifying area southeast of the city’s shiny Causeway Bay district — is now offering more laid-back options."
- "In the hustle and bustle of Causeway Bay it’s hard to imagine that a small and quiet neighbourhood such as Tai Hang exists just minutes away."
- "“We are not wealthy people and not financially sound. To earn a living is of the utmost importance so as to feed my family,” said Ben Ip, 45, a mechanic and owner of a vehicle paint shop in the city’s Tai Hang district."
- "Smoke and fire swirled in the heady air, wafting from the dragon’s 67-metre (219-feet) body which is made up of thousands of incense sticks. The dragon was hoisted by hundreds of volunteers who danced and bounded along the streets of the Tai Hang neighbourhood in a raucous parade."
Etymology
From Cantonese 大坑 (daai⁶ haang¹).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 大坑