Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taiqian

/ˌtaɪˈt͡ʃjæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Tai-qian
IPA: /ˌtaɪˈt͡ʃjæn/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Puyang, Henan, China.

Example Sentences

"In Henan, out-of-plan cotton mills set up illegal purchasing stations in Taiqian County, bid up prices, and fought with official stations for farmers’ crops."
"Six people were killed and six injured in three detonator blast accidents in a central Chinese province, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. The first accident happened on Sunday when villagers in Taiqian county, Henan province, were making detonators in a residential building."
"Taiqian county in Henan province has issued guidelines saying grooms should pay no more than 60,000 yuan (HK$67,000) as a “bride price”, the Chinese tradition that a male partner offers money to his fiancée’s family to secure their marriage."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 台前.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 台前

Questions

How do you pronounce taiqian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtaɪˈt͡ʃjæn/.
What does taiqian mean?: A county of Puyang, Henan, China.
Where does taiqian come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 台前.

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