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zongdu

/dzʊŋˈduː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zong-du
IPA
/dzʊŋˈduː/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A governor of one or more provinces of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 總督 /总督 (zǒngdū).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

zongdus (plural) tsungtu (alternative) tsungtuh (alternative)

Synonyms

governor-general viceroy

Questions

How do you pronounce zongdu?
The recorded pronunciation is /dzʊŋˈduː/.
What does zongdu mean?
A governor of one or more provinces of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Where does zongdu come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 總督 /总督 (zǒngdū).

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