Meanings
- A county of Meizhou, Guangdong, China.
This study surveyed 89 traditional Hakka settlements in Dabu County, eastern Guangdong Province, China.
2017, Jin Tao, Huashuai Chen, Dawei Xiao, “Influences of the Natural Environment on Traditional Settlement Patterns: A Case Study of Hakka Traditional Settlements in Eastern Guangdong Province”, in Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, volume 16, number 1, →DOI, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025, pages 9–142 more examples
The plan is to transform the site in Dabu county, Guangdong province, into an international rural tourist destination infused with Chinese Hakka cultural characteristics, the report said.
2015 March 26, “Mr Lee Kuan Yew's ancestral home to be turned into tourist spot”, in The Straits Times, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2015A section of the Meizhou-Dabu highway collapsed around 2am on Wednesday in Dabu county in Guangdong’s northern city of Meizhou.
2024 May 2, Alyssa Chen, “Death toll from China’s Guangdong highway collapse rises to 48 as President Xi Jinping orders maximum push to save lives”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 02 May 2024
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for Mandarin 大埔 (Dàbù).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 大埔
- 大埔 (daai⁶ bou³)county of China
Chinese Mandarin 大埔
- 大埔county of China
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Dabu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dabu
“Dabu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dabu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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