Gueiren

Guei·ren
G2U1E1I1R1E1N1

proper noun

A district of Tainan, Taiwan.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kueijen · alternative Kuei-jen · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Guiren

  1. A district of Tainan, Taiwan.

    Two died in Tainan's Gueiren District, including a woman who was hit by a fallen^([sic – meaning falling]) water tower.

    2016 February 5, Jillian Sederholm, Phil Helsel, “Taiwan Earthquake: More Than 150 Missing After Deadly 6.4-Magnitude Temblor”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2016
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    All the assessments of Green Buildings depend on the evidences of scientific experiment. Therefore the National Building Performance Laboratory located in Gueiren, Tainan was set up by Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior for the vernacular scientific experiments and practices of Green Buildings.

    Good to be Green: Green Building Promotion Policy in Taiwan

    2006, 有綠建築真好 [Good to be Green: Green Building Promotion Policy in Taiwan], Taipei: Architecture & Building Research Institute Ministry of the Interior, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 101

    In this study, we discuss about rainfall in Gueiren District, one of the satellite towns of Tainan City and a rural-urban fringe of Tainan City. The purpose of this study is mainly to discuss the development and settlement factors and land use in Gueiren District from Japanese colonial period to the present day and the change of lifestyle of residents due to the influence of urban expansion in Gueiren District after World War II.

    The Development of Settlement in Gueiren District, Tainan City(1895-2016)

    2017, Chao-Hua (王昭驊) Wang, “臺南市歸仁區的聚落變遷與發展(1895-2016) [The Development of Settlement in Gueiren District, Tainan City(1895-2016)]”, in Bulletin of the Geographical Society of China 中國地理學會會刊, volume 59, →DOI

    The new Cyber Security and Smart Technology R&D building is part of Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City, an industrial park in Gueiren District, Tainan. “Few people wanted to move for work to Gueiren five years ago, but the hub in the district is expected to become the cradle of Asia’s most advanced cybersecurity technology, featuring innovative startups,” quipped Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong during the new building’s opening ceremony.

    2022 January 5, Rebecca Oi, “Taiwan ramps up smart technology initiatives”, in Tech Wire Asia, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2022

    The NT$122.7 billion (US$4.08 billion) project in the Shalun area (沙崙) of Tainan’s Gueiren District (歸仁) would be financed through annual allocations from the Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration’s operating fund.

    2025 September 19, “NDC approves NT$122.7bn plan for science park”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2025, Business, page 9

Origin

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 歸仁 (Gueirén).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 歸仁 /归仁
  • 歸仁 /归仁 (gwai¹ jan⁴)district in south Taiwan
Chinese Mandarin 歸仁 /归仁
  • 歸仁 /归仁 (Guīrén)district in south Taiwan
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APA

Gueiren. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gueiren

MLA

“Gueiren.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gueiren. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gueiren,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gueiren.

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