Liuchia

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

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Lioujia.

    Rolling stock servicing depots are being built at Wujih in the north, Liuchia and Tsoying in the south, and the main workshop is located[…]

    2004 January 1, Kwok-Hung Lee, “Tracklaying underway on Taiwan's first high speed line”, in Railway Gazette International, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2021
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    Chungshe is one of eleven villages in Liuchia township, Tainan county (see Maps 2 and 3). It lies about 30 kilometers northeast of Tainan city.

    1972, Burton Pasternak, Kinship & Community in Two Chinese Villages, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10

    When Ch'en Ch'ing-hung [7115 1987 7703], from the military reserve center in Tainan County's Liuchia Township, registered to campaign for a seat on the legislature, Chao Hai-yu accompanied Ch'en as he made the rounds calling upon party members.

    1989 September 26 [1989 July 16], “Criticism of Military Interference in Elections”, in JPRS Report: China, number 89-098, →OCLC, page 52, column 1

    Out of all the places I visited, the most unforgettable was Liuchia, where I saw the smile of the goddess Matzu. Liuchia is located in Tainan County (in southern Taiwan) in the vicinity of the famous Coral Lake Dam. The two co-workers assigned to go with me to Liuchia were Chang Ying Ao and Huang Ta Fu. My spiritual master also went to Liuchia with me.

    1995, Sheng-yen Lu, “The Unforgettable Smile of Matzu at Liuchia”, in Janny Chow, transl., Encounters with the World of Spirits, San Bruno, Cali.: Purple Lotus Society, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 41

    Two adults and a child were killed yesterday morning after an earthquake that struck off the Taitung County coast caused a fire in Tainan County's Liuchia Township (六甲).

    2008 February 19, “Fire caused by quake kills family in Tainan County”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2009, Taiwan News, page 2

    Nan Yuan Resort (南元休閒農場) is located on the border between Liuying(柳營) and Liuchia (六甲) townships. It is a very popular, pet friendly farm, with diverse accommodation facilities and a landscape that makes it an unforgettable experience.

    2018 December 13 [c. 2013], “Nan Yuan Resort(南元休閒農場)”, in Travel Tainan, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2019

Origin

  1. Mandarin六甲
  2. EnglishLiuchia

From Mandarin 六甲 (Liùjiǎ), Wade–Giles romanization: Liu⁴-chia³.

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

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

Chicago

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