Meanings
proper noun
- A county of Chamdo, Tibet autonomous region, China.
Lhundrub, a native of Riwoche county in Tibet’s Chamdo prefecture, is still being held in detention, “and the Chinese authorities interrogate him daily,” a source in the region told RFA’s Tibetan Service this week, speaking on condition of anonymity.
2019 May 3, Lobsang Gelek, Richard Finney, “China Questions Classmates, Friends of Tibetan Student Who Posted Politically Sensitive Essay”, in Dorjee Damdul, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 03 May 2019, News
Origin
- Tibetanརི་བོ་ཆེ་
- EnglishRiwoche
From Tibetan རི་བོ་ཆེ་ (ri bo che).
More words from Tibetan
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Chinese Cantonese 類烏齊 /类乌齐
- 類烏齊 /类乌齐 (leoi⁶ wu¹ cai⁴)county
Chinese Mandarin 類烏齊 /类乌齐
- 類烏齊 /类乌齐 (Lèiwūqí)county
Cite this entry
APA
Riwoche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riwoche
MLA
“Riwoche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riwoche. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Riwoche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riwoche.
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