Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanshan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Wan-shan
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Tongren, Guizhou, China.

name

An archipelago of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.

Example Sentences

""The biggest problem has been keeping the children warm at night," said a farmer, Ye Xiaoling, in the Wanshan area of the Guizhou prefecture of Tongren, which has also been without power since January. "Our problem is that our homes and everything else are not used to such cold.""
"In view of the number of endemic species known from Hong Kong islands, including some found at low elevation such as Philautus romeri, Megophrys brachykolos, and Dibamus bogadeki, the Wanshan Islands will repay a thorough investigation."
"The Wanshan Archipelago comprises roughly 104 islands within the administration of Zhuhai; and while quiet today, they have had a turbulent history, mostly intertwined with Hong Kong."

Etymology

From Mandarin 萬山 /万山 (Wànshān).

Word Breakdown

Root: 萬山

Questions

What does wanshan mean?: A district of Tongren, Guizhou, China.
Where does wanshan come from?: From Mandarin 萬山 /万山 (Wànshān).

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