Kuantien

K5U1A1N1T1I1E1N1

A form of Guantian — A district of Tainan, Taiwan.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

Kuantien1

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Guantian (Tainan, Taiwan).

    China Steel Structure Co workers operate equipment at a factory in Tainan’s Kuantien District on Jan. 6.

    2022 August 2, “PMI contracts for first time since 2020”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2022
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    I was born on February 18, 1951 in a plain tiled house in the village of Hsichuang, Kuantien Township, Tainan County.

    2000, Chen Shui-Bian, “Living and Growing”, in David J. Toman, transl., The Son of Taiwan: The Life of Chen Shui-Bian and His Dreams for Taiwan, Taiwan Publishing Co., Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 48

    The crisp, mildly sweet water chestnut – "bee-chee" in Mandarin – is the biggest export from the Kuantien district in central Tainan County. The 130-year-old, white and red brick, southern Fujianese-style house is Kuantien’s biggest tourist magnet because it was the boyhood home of Chen Shui-bian.

    2004 April 30, Bob Mackin, “Travel Story - In a nutshell”, in Pique Newsmagazine, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2023, Travel

    A new cycle route in Tainan’s Kuantien District is being touted as the perfect family holiday destination.[…] September to December is the prime harvest season for water chestnuts in Kuantien District.

    2021 October 26, “Family cycling gets an upgrade at the Ling Po Kuantien Route in Tainan”, in FTV News, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2023

Kuantien2

proper noun
  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of Kuandian (Liaoning, China).

    Kuantien County, Liaoning Province, has increased power output from small hydroelectric power stations.

    1978 October 13 [1978 August 26], “Hydroelectric Power Increased”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 461, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Scientific and Technological, page 39
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    The plane, which the radio broadcast identified as a heavy bomber, came from the direction of Chosan in Korea at 10:43 P. M. Aug. 29, dropped one bomb at Shihchutzechen in Kuantien County of Liaoning Province and then flew off "in the direction of Korea."

    1951 September 3, Lindesay Parrott, “U.S. Air Raid on Manchuria Is Charged by Peiping Radio”, in The New York Times, volume C, number 34,190, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 6

    The Peking radio said the American jet-fighter plane which was shot down Apr. 13 at 9:16 A.M. 9 kilometers northwest of Changtienhokou (Kuantien County, Liaotung Province) had—with 1 other plane—strafed several villages, wounding a woman and killing a cow.

    1962, “Chronology of Truce Negotiations”, in The Voice of Korea, volume IX, Washington, D. C.: Korean Affairs Institute, →OCLC, page 585, column 2

Origin

Kuantien · proper noun

  1. Mandarin官田
  2. EnglishKuantien

From Mandarin 官田 (Guāntián) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuan¹-tʻien².

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Kuantien · proper noun

  1. Mandarin寬甸
  2. EnglishKuantien

From Mandarin 寬甸 (Kuāndiàn) Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻuan¹-tien⁴.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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