Liukuei

English

Alternative forms

(also from Wade-Giles) Liu-kuei

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 六龜 (Liu⁴-kuei¹).

Proper noun

Liukuei

Alternative form of Liouguei
- 1978 June 4, “President Chiang warns interests of ROC and U.S. inseparable”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly]‎, volume XIX, number 22, Taipei, ISSN 0016-0318, OCLC 1786626, page 2, column 3:
  During a visit to an orphanage at Liukuei in Kaohsiung, President Chiang Ching-kuo befriended a little girl born without arms. He promised to provide four-year-old Yang En-tien with a pair of artificial limbs.
- 1983, Pasternak, Burton, “Lungtu Before the Japanese”, in Guests in the Dragon : Social Demography of a Chinese district, 1895-1946‎, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 83-5194, OCLC 9371219, page 20:
  The Meinung, Kaoshu, Shalin, and Liukuei Hakka together comprised the army's "Right Unit," and it alone boasted some 3,200 fighting men.
- 1994, Roger Grigsby, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China's East Coast (China by Bike)‎, The Mountaineers, page 107:
  Stop in upper Liukuei for a look at the large Tienhou temple, then roll down into the main part of town across the river. From Liukuei, the route winds through hilly forested areas along a very rural back road.
- 1998, Storey, Robert, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet)‎, 4th edition, →ISBN, OCLC 970524541, OL 8314799M, page 274, column 2:
  Liukuei, or Six Turtles, is a lovely spot northeast of Kaohsiung. The town occupies a valley, walled in by high mountains, wih a whitewater river rushing by. The scenery is even better than in Santimen. Camping hiking and rafting along the Laonung River are popular activities.
- 2003, 光華 [Sinorama]‎, volume 28, Government Information Office, ISSN 0256-9043, OCLC 20549278, page 47, columns 1, 3:
  In Tainan people used to speak of the Central, South, and North Roads, which split off eastward from Hsinhua, Kuanmiao and Tsochen villages, linking the former Taiwan Prefecture (now Tainan) with the Liukuei region. […]
  Along the road there are also many settlements of Aborigines (forced up here by Chinese immigrants) and Hakkas. Liukuei was a border area where the […]
- 2009 August 9, “Typhoon slams Taiwan, China, Japan”, in NBC News‎, archived from the original on 21 December 2021‎:
  Taiwanese soldiers march on their way to Liukuei, Kaohsiung county, Taiwan, Thursday, August 13, 2009.
- 2009 August 11, “Hundreds missing after Xiaolin mudslides”, in Taipei Times‎:
  The emergency center said that Liukuei Township’s (六龜) Tsaonan (草南) and Chunghsing (中興) villages were also feared destroyed by mudslides or floods.
- 2018 March 26, Salmonsen, Renée, “Reformed Taiwan gang member becomes wood carving master”, in Taiwan News‎, archived from the original on 26 March 2018, Culture:
  Former convict You Jung-ching (尤榮慶) overcame a dark past through the solace of traditional Chinese wood carving.
  Originally from Liukuei Township in Kaohsiung (高雄六龜), You left home after completing middle school to join a gang in Taipei. You was quickly assimilated into the gang and became a high-level gangster. He also quickly went to prison for possession of a loaded firearm and assault charges.
- 2020, “110 學年度外國學生申請入學招生簡章 [2021-2022 Admission Brochure for International Students]”, in Shih Chien University‎, archived from the original on 11 September 2022, page 42:
  (2) A good number of buses depart from Kaohsiung railway station. Take one that heads for Chishan, Meinung [Meinong], Chiahsien [Jiaxian] or Liukuei [Liugui]. Transfer at Chishan to Tainan Metro Bus and get off at the Kaohsiung Campus.
- 2022 February, Wu, Shao-Wei; et al., “Estimation of soil depth in the Liukuei Experimental Forest by using conceptual model”, in CATENA‎, volume 209, DOI:10.1016/j.catena.2021.105839, ISSN 0341-8162, OCLC 2417050:
  The Liukuei Experimental Forest (LEF) managed by the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan is located in the Liukuei and Maolin District, Kaohsiung City with an area of approximately 9,882 ha, including 73 afforestation areas (Fig. 1a).
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Liukuei.

Translations

Liouguei — see Liouguei

单词	Liukuei
释义	Liukuei English Alternative forms (also from Wade-Giles) Liu-kuei Etymology From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 六龜 (Liu⁴-kuei¹). Proper noun Liukuei Alternative form of Liouguei 1978 June 4, “President Chiang warns interests of ROC and U.S. inseparable”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly]‎, volume XIX, number 22, Taipei, ISSN 0016-0318, OCLC 1786626, page 2, column 3: During a visit to an orphanage at Liukuei in Kaohsiung, President Chiang Ching-kuo befriended a little girl born without arms. He promised to provide four-year-old Yang En-tien with a pair of artificial limbs. 1983, Pasternak, Burton, “Lungtu Before the Japanese”, in Guests in the Dragon : Social Demography of a Chinese district, 1895-1946‎, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 83-5194, OCLC 9371219, page 20: The Meinung, Kaoshu, Shalin, and Liukuei Hakka together comprised the army's "Right Unit," and it alone boasted some 3,200 fighting men. 1994, Roger Grigsby, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China's East Coast (China by Bike)‎, The Mountaineers, page 107: Stop in upper Liukuei for a look at the large Tienhou temple, then roll down into the main part of town across the river. From Liukuei, the route winds through hilly forested areas along a very rural back road. 1998, Storey, Robert, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet)‎, 4th edition, →ISBN, OCLC 970524541, OL 8314799M, page 274, column 2: Liukuei, or Six Turtles, is a lovely spot northeast of Kaohsiung. The town occupies a valley, walled in by high mountains, wih a whitewater river rushing by. The scenery is even better than in Santimen. Camping hiking and rafting along the Laonung River are popular activities. 2003, 光華 [Sinorama]‎, volume 28, Government Information Office, ISSN 0256-9043, OCLC 20549278, page 47, columns 1, 3: In Tainan people used to speak of the Central, South, and North Roads, which split off eastward from Hsinhua, Kuanmiao and Tsochen villages, linking the former Taiwan Prefecture (now Tainan) with the Liukuei region. […] Along the road there are also many settlements of Aborigines (forced up here by Chinese immigrants) and Hakkas. Liukuei was a border area where the […] 2009 August 9, “Typhoon slams Taiwan, China, Japan”, in NBC News‎, archived from the original on 21 December 2021‎: Taiwanese soldiers march on their way to Liukuei, Kaohsiung county, Taiwan, Thursday, August 13, 2009. 2009 August 11, “Hundreds missing after Xiaolin mudslides”, in Taipei Times‎: The emergency center said that Liukuei Township’s (六龜) Tsaonan (草南) and Chunghsing (中興) villages were also feared destroyed by mudslides or floods. 2018 March 26, Salmonsen, Renée, “Reformed Taiwan gang member becomes wood carving master”, in Taiwan News‎, archived from the original on 26 March 2018, Culture: Former convict You Jung-ching (尤榮慶) overcame a dark past through the solace of traditional Chinese wood carving. Originally from Liukuei Township in Kaohsiung (高雄六龜), You left home after completing middle school to join a gang in Taipei. You was quickly assimilated into the gang and became a high-level gangster. He also quickly went to prison for possession of a loaded firearm and assault charges. 2020, “110 學年度外國學生申請入學招生簡章 [2021-2022 Admission Brochure for International Students]”, in Shih Chien University‎, archived from the original on 11 September 2022, page 42: (2) A good number of buses depart from Kaohsiung railway station. Take one that heads for Chishan, Meinung [Meinong], Chiahsien [Jiaxian] or Liukuei [Liugui]. Transfer at Chishan to Tainan Metro Bus and get off at the Kaohsiung Campus. 2022 February, Wu, Shao-Wei; et al., “Estimation of soil depth in the Liukuei Experimental Forest by using conceptual model”, in CATENA‎, volume 209, DOI:10.1016/j.catena.2021.105839, ISSN 0341-8162, OCLC 2417050: The Liukuei Experimental Forest (LEF) managed by the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan is located in the Liukuei and Maolin District, Kaohsiung City with an area of approximately 9,882 ha, including 73 afforestation areas (Fig. 1a). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Liukuei. Translations Liouguei — see Liouguei Further reading Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Liukuei”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-071262, OCLC 164337564, page 1757, column 2
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Liukuei

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