Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yingkou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Ying-kou
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.

name

Synonym of Dashiqiao.

Example Sentences

"Yingkou, the real port of Newchwang, will shortly be connected by rail with the capital."
"Tobacco—Tobacco is one of the staple products of Manchuria. The best leaf is raised around Kirin. It is blended with foreign leaf in making cigarettes. The British American Tobacco Company has a factory at Mukden, and the East Asia Tobacco Company has a factory at Yingkou. The export of the native leaf is increasing."
"Meanwhile, Liaoning’s provincial health authority reported three new infections, including two local ones, both in the port city of Yingkou."
"Yingkou County is our province's first advanced county in learning from Tachai."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 營口 /营口 (Yíngkǒu).

Word Breakdown

Root: 營口

Inflected Forms

Yingkow (alternative) Ying-k'ou (alternative)

Synonyms

Dashiqiao

Questions

What does yingkou mean?: A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China.
Where does yingkou come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 營口 /营口 (Yíngkǒu).

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