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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

샹어

Pronunciation / Transliteration: syangeo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Xiang/ʃiˈɑːŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"샹어는 중국 후난성에서 주로 사용되는 언어이다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A major group of Chinese dialects spoken primarily in Hunan province.

    "Linguists classify Xiang as one of the primary branches of spoken Chinese."
  2. 2

    Pertaining to the geographic region associated with the Xiang River basin in China.

    "The traditional culture of the Xiang region is rich in poetic and historical heritage."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (2)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Chinese geographic and linguistic term 'Xiang' (湘), referring to the historic region of Hunan province and the Xiang River. The term entered English academic and linguistic literature during the 20th century to categorize one of the major Sinitic language groups.

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