Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tongzhi

/ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: tongzhi
IPA: /ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of any sexual minority group in Greater China.

Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 同志 (tóngzhì, “comrade”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

tongzhis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tongzhi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/.
What does tongzhi mean?: A member of any sexual minority group in Greater China.
Where does tongzhi come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 同志 (tóngzhì, “comrade”).

How to pronounce tongzhi

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