Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Tainan, Taiwan.
The firewood consists of bamboo charcoal produced in Tainan's Longci District, while the rice is championship quality from Houbi and Liujia districts.
2019 November 15, Chang Jung-hsiang, Elizabeth Hsu, “Tainan to give top model 12 products as wedding gifts”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 15 Nov 20191 more example
The firewood consists of bamboo charcoal produced in Tainan’s Longci District (龍崎), while the rice is of championship quality from the Houbi (後壁) and Lioujia (六甲) districts.
2019 November 16, “Tainan to present 12 dowry gifts to Lin Chi-ling, groom”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2020, Taiwan News, page 2
Origin
- Mandarin後壁
- EnglishHoubi
From Mandarin 後壁 (Hòubì).
More words from Mandarin
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Chinese Cantonese 後壁 /后壁
- 後壁 /后壁 (hau⁶ bik¹)district
Chinese Mandarin 後壁 /后壁
- 後壁 /后壁 (Hòubì)district
Cite this entry
APA
Houbi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Houbi
MLA
“Houbi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Houbi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Houbi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Houbi.
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