Meanings
alternative Juifang · alternative Rueifang
- A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Along the Pingxi Branch Line that departs from Ruifang, an unremarkable market town to the southeast of Keelung City that grew up as a railway junction during the mining boom of the early 20th century, runs an old locomotive, its no-frills carriages connected by traditional round doors.
2017 November 9, Thomas Bird, “Taiwan’s northern tip: weird nature, wonderful street food”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2017, Travel
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 瑞芳
- 瑞芳 (seoi⁶ fong¹)district
Chinese Mandarin 瑞芳
- 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng)district
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Ruifang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruifang
“Ruifang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruifang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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