kuei-yang
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.09 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Guiyang.
Example Sentences
- "The sun was shining on the fair plain, which stretched out before them--away to the distant mountains; and the city of Kuei-yang itself was right before them, with its temples, its towers and its luxuriant trees."
- "Settlements at a few favored basins, and strategic outposts were established very early, such as those at Kuei-yang and K'un-ming, but the vast extent of the territory remained under the local autonomous rule of tribal chieftains with nominal subservience to the Chinese Emperor."
- "For our purpose new economic centers are defined as those vigorously developed in Communist China prior to the economic crisis in 1960-62, but not necessarily completely new industrial centers. They consist of 26 cities included in categories A-II and B-II in Table 4-8 and B2, B3, B4, B5, and B8 in Table 4-3 (excluding Soochow and Kuei-yang, which are predominantly nonindustrial)."
- "Prof. Liu's family was from Kuei-yang in Kweichow, China, and he grew up in Shanghai."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 貴陽, -