Xiapu

Xia·pu
X8I1A1P3U1

proper noun

A county of Ningde, Fujian, China.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Siapu · alternative Hsia-p'u · alternative Hsiapu

  1. A county of Ningde, Fujian, China.

    Mr. Hubbard refers to the growth among the Christians at Sharp Peak. Three were received to the Hapuo church on May 12, and the chapel is opened every evening for preaching.

    [1889 August, “Foochow Mission. THE RELIGIOUS AWAKENING.”, in The Missionary Herald, volume LXXXV, number VIII, →OCLC, page 329
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    In order to receive the Taiwan fishermen compatriots, the Fujian Provincial Revolutionary Committee in early 1978 formally established these reception stations at the four fishing ports of Sansha in Xiapu [Hsiapu],[...]The Sansha reception station in Xiapu received 12 Taiwan fishing boats in 1978 and everytime^([sic]) helped repair the boats and engines, provided fuel and drinking water and purchased grain, meat, vegetables and other foods before they departed.

    1979, Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 12-22, →ISSN, →OCLC

    Tropical Storm Kalmaegi slammed into China’s southeastern coast on Friday, after killing six people in neighbouring Taiwan. The weakening storm made landfall in Xiapu county in Fujian province at 6:10 p.m. (1010 GMT), bringing winds of up to 90 kph the official Xinhua news agency said.

    2008 July 18, “Weakened typhoon hits China after 6 die in Taiwan”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2022

    Inhabitants of four villages in Haidao, Xiapu County, and three villages of Tailu, Lianjiang County, in Fujian Province, China, were included in this cross-sectional study, between July and November 2011.

    2018, Zhu Pengli, Yuan Yin, Huang Feng, Huang Qiuxia, Li Qiaowei, “A9461 Associations between gene polymorphisms of the apelin–APJ system and the risk of hypertension”, in Journal of Hypertension, →ISSN, →OCLC

    On July 15, they set sail for Fuzhou. However, they were struck by a storm on July 18 and floated to Sansha, Xiapu County in Fujian Province. There they got the help of local officials.

    2019, Jiangyong Liu, The Diaoyu Islands: Facts and Legality, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 378

Origin

  1. Mandarin霞浦
  2. EnglishXiapu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 霞浦 (Xiápǔ).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 霞浦
  • 霞浦 (Xiápǔ)county in eastern China

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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