Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yongjia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: Yong-jia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Example Sentences

"Nearly five million people in Zhejiang Province have been affected by the storm, Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall early Saturday, according to the reports. Many of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, near the city of Wenzhou, when the collapse of a natural dam set off a flash flood that swept away several people in the fast-moving waters, said CCTV, the state-run broadcaster."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永嘉 (Yǒngjiā).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 永嘉

Questions

What does yongjia mean?: A county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Where does yongjia come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永嘉 (Yǒngjiā).

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