Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tai long

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: tai -long
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain Tai people.

name

A certain Tai language.

name

A village of South Lantao Rural Committee in Chi Ma Wan, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

name

A village of Sai Kung Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Example Sentences

"When the Country Parks were established some small areas, mostly around old villages, were excluded from them—and one such area is near Tai Long Village, just in from Tai Long Wan."
"Yu Yuk-chun, 85, moved to Tai Long on Lantau Island some 40 years ago to live with her husband, an indigenous resident of the village."

Etymology

From Cantonese 大浪 (daai⁶ long⁶).

Word Breakdown

Root: 大浪

Phrases

Tai Long Wan

Frequently Paired Words

Tai Long Wan

Synonyms

Tai Long Tsuen shan

Questions

What does tai long mean?: A certain Tai people.
Where does tai long come from?: From Cantonese 大浪 (daai⁶ long⁶).

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