穀饒
Chinese
grain; corn | to spare | ||
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trad. (穀饒/谷饒) | 穀/谷 | 饒 | |
simp. (谷饶) | 谷 | 饶 |
Etymology
Renamed from 赤寮 (Chìliáo) during the Qing era after irrigation was introduced.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
穀饒
- (~鎮) Gurao (a town in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China)
Synonyms
- (historical) 赤寮 (Chìliáo)
References
- 中華人民共和國地名詞典:廣東省, 商務印書館, 1994