Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tseung kwan o

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
tse-ung k-wan o
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Cantonese 將軍澳 (zoeng¹ gwan¹ ou³).

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Junk Bay

Questions

What does tseung kwan o mean?
An area and town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Where does tseung kwan o come from?
From Cantonese 將軍澳 (zoeng¹ gwan¹ ou³).

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