Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Madou.
North of Tainan is Matou, a small and mostly uninteresting place except for its temple.
1998, Robert Storey, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 292, columns 1, 25 more examples
In a related area, Li Kuo-san, “king of the turkey ranchers,” says his business, in Matou, southern Taiwan, should supply 6,000 to 8,000 chicks a month to the turkey-raising farmers and 1,700 turkeys a month to restaurants.
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1983 August 7, “Program Launched For Modernizing Farming In Taiwan”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXIV, number 31, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 4The large collection of divine messages is entitled The Great Enlightenment Dragon-Phoenix Precious Mirror for Awakening the Lost (Ta-chueh Lung- Seng hsing-mi pao-chien 大覺鳳醒迷寶鑑 hereinafter TCLF), published in 1965 by the Chapel of Compassion and Goodness (Tz’u-shan t’ang 慈善堂) of the Society of Wisdom and Enlightenment (Hui-ming she 慧明社) in Matou township of Tainan country.
1986, David K. Jordan, Daniel L. Overmyer, “Papers of the Hall of the Wondrous Dharma”, in The Flying Phoenix: Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 107In 1997, for example, citizens in Tainan County’s Matou Township protested against the water pollution emitted by factories in their local industrial park, including two large leather tanneries.
2005, Scott Simon, “Historical Contexts”, in Tanners of Taiwan: Life Strategies and National Culture, Westview Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29Inspecting Matou Township (麻豆) in Tainan yesterday morning, Ma said in broken Hoklo (also called Taiwanese) that he had planned to visit on Aug. 9, but the county government had been preoccupied with the relief effort and could not make the arrangements. “I am here today to understand your problems,” he said. “We will do our best. Please don’t worry.” Ma visited Matou to inspect the agricultural losses to pomelo and pig farms. He also sat down with residents to hear their grievances.
2009 August 14, Jenny W. Hsu, Ko Shu-ling, “MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Ma media comments anger disaster zone survivors”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2009, Taiwan News, page 3The main highways here are Provincial Highway Tai 19 to Syuejia and the downtown of Jiali, County Highway South 24 to Jiangjun and Matou District.
2014 February 18, “Jiashing”, in Jiali District Office, Tainan City, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2022
Origin
- Mandarin麻豆
- EnglishMatou
From Mandarin 麻豆 (Mádòu), Wade–Giles romanization: Ma²-tou⁴.
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Matou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Matou
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