Meanings
alternative Li-k'ou
- A town in Qimen, Huangshan, Anhui, China.
The whole area is the designated growing area of Keemun, and the most famous comes from Likou.
2019, Michelle Comins, Rob Comins, Tales of the Tea Trade: The Secret to Sourcing and Enjoying the World's Favourite Drink, →ISBN, →OCLC1 more example
Scenes of Nuo ritual performance in tluizhou Mulianxi, 'Offering Sacrifices to the Five Furies' ('Ji Wuchang'), 'Running the Five Furies' ('Pao Wucahng^([sic – meaning Wuchang])') and 'Expelling Evil Spirits' ('Qu egui'). Perfonned^([sic – meaning Performed]) by Lixi Mulianxi Troupe on 27 August 2016 in Lixi Village, Likou Town, Qimen County with Wang Daozhao, Wang Shucheng, Wang Shengmo, Wang Hongmo and Wang Xiaoshu playing the Five Furies.
2022, Xiaohuan Zhao, Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi, volume II, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chinese_Theatre_An_Illustrated_History_T/UAdUEAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PT239
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 歷口 /历口
- 歷口 /历口town in eastern China
Chinese Mandarin 歷口 /历口
- 歷口 /历口 (Lìkǒu)town in eastern China
Cite this entry
Likou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Likou
“Likou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Likou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Likou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Likou.
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