Liouguei

Liou·guei
L1I1O1U1G2U1E1I1

proper noun

A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Liu-kuei · alternative Liukuei · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Liugui

  1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

    The study area is mainly located in the Liouguei District and Taoyuan District in Kaohsiung City.

    2013, Jing-Wen Chen, Yung-Sheng Chue, Yie-Ruey Chen, “The application of the genetic adaptive neural network in landslide disaster assessment”, in Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 4th edition, volume 21, page 444
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    Meinong's small bus station is in the centre of town at the junction of Jhongshan and Jhongjheng roads, with buses to Kaohsiung (daily 5.35am-8.45pm every 30min; NT$131) and seven daily services to Liouguei in the Maolin National Scenic Area.

    2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 356

    Before the Japanese colonial era, the most prosperous area around the three settlements was the Liouguei area on the west coast of the Laonong River. Liouguei became the main center for the exchange of goods between the Lower Three Settlements.

    2014, Marinos Ioannides, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, Eleanor Fink, editors, Digital Heritage: Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection 5th International Conference, EuroMed 2014, Limassol, Cyprus, November 3-8, 2014, Proceedings, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 652

    At the Liouguei Reconstruction centre, the guiding philosophy was helping people regain quality of life in ways that reconciled reconstruction activities with the maintenance of social and cultural traditions, both community and school-based.

    2016, Helen James, Douglas Paton, editors, The Consequences of Disasters: Demographic, Planning, and Policy Implications, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 69

    Over the past 24 hours, mountainous areas of Kaohsiung, including the city's Taoyuan and Namasia Districts, have received over 400 millimeters of rain, while the accumulated rainfall in Liouguei, Maolin and Jiasian Districts exceeded 300mm.

    2019, Su Mu-chun, Wu Che-hao, Yeh Tze-kung, Chen Chi-fong, Emerson Lim, Chung Yu-chen, “Over 3,000 people evacuated in Kaohsiung due to torrential rain”, in Focus Taiwan

    After Namasia, Jiasian, Taoyuan, Maolin and Liouguei were devastated in the 2009 Typhoon Morakot, Kaohsiung City Government and Tzu Chi Foundation worked together to create Shanlin Da-ai Village, so survivors could have new and safer homes.

    2019, Chen Ting-fang, “Da-ai Sewing Workshop”, in Hou Ya-ting, transl., Love Kaohsiung 愛·高雄, number 4, page 5

Origin

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 六龜 (Liòuguei).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 六龜 /六龟
  • 六龜 /六龟 (luk⁶ gwai¹)district in southern Taiwan
Chinese Mandarin 六龜 /六龟
  • 六龜 /六龟 (Liùguī)district in southern Taiwan
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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