Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiangxi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Xiang-xi
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan, China.

Example Sentences

"ONCE, fresh fish was beyond the reach of the ordinary people in what is now the Hsianghsi Tuchia and Miao Autonomous Chou in the mountains of western Hunan province. Even at the wedding feasts of rich families, salt fish was a special treat. When the Miao people had fish for dinner, they would tack the tail up beside the family ancestor niche in the wall as a sign of good fortune, and the number hung there gradually became the yardstick by which a family was judged rich or poor."
"The local government of Xiangxi, the area of Hunan where Ms. Li lives, broke its silence on Friday, saying in a statement that she had checked into a hospital for psychiatric treatment at the behest of her family."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘西 (Xiāngxī).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 湘西

Questions

What does xiangxi mean?: A Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan, China.
Where does xiangxi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘西 (Xiāngxī).

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