Eluanbi

E·luan·bi
E1L1U1A1N1B3I1

proper noun

A cape in Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Oluanpi

  1. A cape in Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

    Koinu, which means “puppy” in Japanese, made landfall early Thursday in Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost tip of Taiwan, and is expected to weaken as it moves west toward the Guangdong and Fujian provinces of southern China.

    2023 October 5, SIMINA MISTREANU, “1 dead, more than 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan”, in AP News, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2023
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    As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, the storm was located about 930 kilometers southwest of Eluanbi, Taiwan's southernmost tip, moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, packing sustained winds of 65 kph and gusts of up to 90 kph, the weather bureau said.

    2022 August 9, Hsiung-feng Chang, Lee Hsin-Yin, “Tropical Storm Mulan forms, forecast to bring heavy rain”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2022, Society

    In a brief statement, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said the carrier group was still in the Pacific for training and was 120 nautical miles southeast of Cape Eluanbi, on the island's southern tip, and would pass through those waters.

    2023 April 24, Ben Blanchard, “Taiwan says tracking Chinese carrier off its southeast coast”, in Toby Chopra, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 01 May 2023

Origin

  1. Mandarin鵝鑾鼻 /鹅銮鼻
  2. EnglishEluanbi

From Mandarin 鵝鑾鼻 /鹅銮鼻 (Éluánbí).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 鵝鑾鼻 /鹅銮鼻
  • 鵝鑾鼻 /鹅銮鼻 (ngo⁴ lyun⁴ bei⁶)cape
Chinese Mandarin 鵝鑾鼻 /鹅銮鼻
  • 鵝鑾鼻 /鹅銮鼻 (Éluánbí)cape

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Cite this entry
APA

Eluanbi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eluanbi

MLA

“Eluanbi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eluanbi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eluanbi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eluanbi.

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