Meanings
alternative Mao-lin
- A mountain indigenous district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
In Maolin, outside Kaohsiung, millions of striped blue crow butterflies create a purplish haze in the forests.
2006, David C. King, Taiwan (Enchantment of the World), Children's Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 432 more examples
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 356The second-highest precipitation was recorded in Pingtung’s Majia Township (瑪家) with 648mm, followed by Kaohsiung’s Maolin District (茂林) with 542mm, the bureau said, adding that all three locations received more than 1m of rainfall over the past three days.
2021 August 8, Yu-huang Weng, Tsai Ching-hua, William Hetherington, “Storm hits Taiwan with flooding and landslides”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2021, Front Page, page 1 - An urban village in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Origin
From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 茂林 (Màolín).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 茂林
- 茂林 (Màolín)urban village in northern Taiwan
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Cite this entry
Maolin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maolin
“Maolin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maolin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maolin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maolin.
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