Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tong'an

/(ˈ)tʰɔŋˈɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Tong-an
IPA: /(ˈ)tʰɔŋˈɑn/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a county.

name

An ancient county of Fujian, China, including present-day Xiamen, Kinmen and part of Longhai.

Example Sentences

"Other cases include a dispute over sandy terrain in Yangzizhou, Puqi county, Hubei, on July 18, 1925 (ten killed, twelve wounded; Puqi WSZL, vol. 2, 1986, pp. 110-13) and one for three full years, from 1945 to 1948, in Tong’an, Fujian (Tong’an WSZL, vol. 9, 1989, p. 133)."
"ABC Xiamen Tong'an Rural Bank Limited Liability Company was established in June 2012 in Tong'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, with a registered capital of RMB100 million, 51% of which was held by the Bank."
"The video has been viewed more than 1,000 times after it was shared here on Twitter on October 20, 2021. Its simplified Chinese-language caption translates as: "On October 16, in Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, city management officers were injured by sulfuric acid and 19 people were burned.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 同安 (Tóng'ān).

Word Breakdown

Root: 同安

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /(ˈ)tʰɔŋˈɑn/
British English: /ˈtʰɒŋˈɑn/

Inflected Forms

Tungan (alternative)

Synonyms

Tangua Tangoa

Questions

How do you pronounce tong'an?: The recorded pronunciation is /(ˈ)tʰɔŋˈɑn/.
What does tong'an mean?: A district of Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
Where does tong'an come from?: Borrowed from Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 同安 (Tóng'ān).

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