Jiulongpo

Jiu·long·po
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proper noun

A district of Chongqing, China.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chiu-lung-p'o

  1. A district of Chongqing, China.

    A store in the Jiulongpo district was caught by a local market regulator selling smoked tea ducks using the meat.

    2011 March 12, Melanie Lee, “Wal-Mart apologizes for duck meat past expiry date in China”, in Clarence Fernandez, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2023, CYCLICAL CONSUMER GOODS
    1 more example

    In February 2005 the developer appealed to the Jiulongpo District Housing Administration Bureau for permission to demolish the building.

    Press Release & Sunshine Government

    2009, 申宏磊 [Sheng Honglei], “Link II: Chongqing's "Nail Household"”, in 李洋 [Li Yang] et al., transl., 新闻发布与阳光执政 [Press Release & Sunshine Government], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 66

Origin

  1. Mandarin九龍坡 /九龙坡
  2. EnglishJiulongpo

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 九龍坡 /九龙坡 (Jiǔlóngpō).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 九龍坡 /九龙坡
  • 九龍坡 /九龙坡 (gau² lung⁴ bo¹)district
Chinese Mandarin 九龍坡 /九龙坡
  • 九龍坡 /九龙坡 (Jiǔlóngpō)district
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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