yuanyang
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The yuanyang are the male and female respectively of Anas galericulata, commonly called by Europeans "Mandarin duck." These beautiful water-fowl manifest when mated a singular degree of attachment for each other, and they have hence been elevated into the emblems of connubial affection and fidelity."
- "Yuanyang, the Mandarin duck, mates for life, and is hence a symbol of conjugal felicity."
- "May the pair of yuanyang 鸳鸯 augur well for our proposed union with Dominant Duck," said Susie gaily."
- "Yuanyang, sometimes also called Ying Yong, is a popular beverage in Hong Kong, made of a mixture of coffee and Hong-style milk tea."
- "It is even enjoyed as a unique half tea, half coffee milky mix, yuanyang, a conjugal pairing as disparate as male and female Mandarin ducks (yes, it gets its name from the ducks)."
- "After just thirty minutes and very limited math skills, my research indicated there are far too many people buying Double-Espresso Macchiato Yuanyangs just prior to entering the expressway for the morning's "rush hour", if you know what I mean."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 鴛鴦, 元陽, 原陽