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wanchai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
wan-chai
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Wan Chai (“area in Hong Kong”).

name

A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔 (waan¹ zai²).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does wanchai mean?
Alternative form of Wan Chai (“area in Hong Kong”).
Where does wanchai come from?
From Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔 (waan¹ zai²).

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