Qidu

Q10I1D2U1

proper noun

A district of Keelung, Taiwan.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

Qidu1

proper noun

alternative Cidu · alternative Ch'i-tu · alternative Chitu

  1. A district of Keelung, Taiwan.

    A man surnamed Chen (陳) on Wednesday (March 9) was charged with growing marijuana at his residence in Qidu District, Keelung City.

    2022 March 10, George Liao, “Man charged for growing marijuana in northern Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2022, Society
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    The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed on Wednesday that 16 people working for a cargo and freight company in Keelung's Qidu District have been diagnosed with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but reassured the public that the disease is not contagious.

    2017 February 8, “CDC confirms 16 cases of latent tuberculosis in Keelung”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2017, Society

    He said that this, and the discovery of the new firefly species, shows that Keelung has a good natural habitat and clean water supply, particularly in Nuannuan and Qidu districts. He added that in addition to the new species found in Nuannuan, during a survey conducted in five different parts of Keelung as part of the project, the highest number of fireflies were found in the Youruei (友蚋) area of Qidu District (七堵).

    2024 April 12, “New type of aquatic firefly discovered in Keelung”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2024, Taiwan News, page 3

Qidu2

proper noun

alternative Ch'i-tu · alternative Chitu

  1. A town in Wujiang district, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

    Puppeteers perform a Kunqu Opera play in Qidu Town in Wujiang District of Suzhou City, China.

    2023 May 21, “China’s traditional Kunqu Opera brings puppetry to life”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2023

Origin

Qidu · proper noun

  1. Mandarin七堵
  2. EnglishQidu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 七堵 (Qīdǔ).

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Qidu · proper noun

  1. Mandarin七都
  2. EnglishQidu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 七都 (Qīdū).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 七堵, 七都
  • 七堵 (Qīdǔ)district in northern Taiwan
  • 七都 (Qīdū)town in eastern China
Japanese 七堵, 七都
  • 七堵 (Shichito)district in northern Taiwan
  • 七都 (Shichito)town in eastern China

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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