Wuchi

W4U1C3H4I1

A form of Wuqi — A county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Wuqi.

    Construction of a new international port began at Wuchi, near Taichung on the west central coast, in October of 1973.

    1974 October 10, “Ten Basic Projects Will Help Taiwan Achieve Developed Status”, in International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 8
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    In transportation, major developments during the year centered on ocean shipping. Wuchi, on the west-central coast near Taichung, was named as the site for Taiwan’s third major international seaport.

    1970 February 16, Peter G. Smith, “Taiwan keeps momentum”, in International Commerce, volume 76, number 7, Bureau of International Commerce, United States Department of Commerce, →OCLC, page 18, column 1

    He said international bidding will be called next July 30 for the construction of the outer embankments for Taiwan's fourth international seaport at Wuchi, 14 miles west of Taichung.

    Free China Weekly

    1973 March 11, “Building of Taichung port to start on time”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XIV, number 9, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, columns 4–5

    A well-organized NE-SW oriented rainband had already passed Wuchi and Taichung at this time (Fig. 8). The heavy rain core was located east of Taichung. The reflectivity was 30 dbz at Taichung and 20 dbz at Wuchi. Gauge measurements were 10.2 mm/hour at Taichung and 0.6 mm/hour at Wuchi. An underestimate (G/R 4.2) was found near Taichung, and an underestimate (G/R 0.5) was found near Wuchi.

    1988, Tai-Chi Chen Wang et al., “Rainfall Estimate From Digital Radars in Taiwan Area”, in Tropical Rainfall Measurements, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 477

    The growth of Taichung is related to major government investments in infrastructure projects, which include the Taichung International port and industrial estate at Wuchi, two Taichung industrial estates, and an export processing zone at Fengyuan.

    2004, Pradyumna P. Karan, “The Chinese Cultural Area”, in The Non-Western World: Environment, Development, and Human Rights, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 149

    Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen greets supporters at the end of a campaign rally in Wuchi district, Taichung city in central Taiwan January 12, 2016.

    2016 January 12, James Pomfret, “In Taiwan's south, calls for independence from China entrenched as poll looms”, in Ben Blanchard, Nick Macfie, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2016

Origin

  1. Mandarin梧棲
  2. EnglishWuchi

From Mandarin 梧棲 (Wúqī) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu²-chʻi¹.

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