Meanings
alternative Hsia-lu
- A district of Huangshi, Hubei, China.
Following the reform in Tieshan district, the abolition of sub-district offices was also carried out in other districts in the city, including 3 in the Xialu district in 2011, 4 in Huangshigang district and 5 in Xisaishan district in 2012.
2021, Hongshan Yang, “Reform of Management System for Sub-district Offices”, in Urban Governance in Transition, China Renmin University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1661 more example
Huangshi Shengli community is located in Xialu District of Huangshi, Hubei Province.[…]In May 2011, Xialu District carried out community system reform, and the current Shengli community was merged with the former Shengli community and the former Jinxing community.
2023, Sunny Han Han, Amal Zhuo Li, “Community Engagement”, in A Hundred Stories: Industrial Heritage Changes China, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 104
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation for 下陸／下陆 (Xiàlù).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 下陸 /下陆
- 下陸 /下陆 (haa⁶ luk⁶)district in central China
Chinese Mandarin 下陸 /下陆
- 下陸 /下陆 (Xiàlù)district in central China
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Xialu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xialu
“Xialu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xialu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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