Meanings
alternative Chukuang · alternative Jyuguang
- A rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
The president said that from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. he had travelled to the Matsu County to visit seven of its islands, including Nangang, Beigan, Dongyin, Liangdao, Gaodeng, and the Jyuguang island.
Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)
[2005 September 9, “President Chen Receives the Delegation from the Chinese-American Elected Officials”, in 中華民國總統府 [Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)], archived from the original on 06 Mar 20233 more examples
Located at the northern end of the exercise area, Mazu Dao consists of Dongju [Tungchu] and Xiju [Hsichu] Islets. Formerly under the administration of Fujian's Lianjiang County, it is now called Four Townships and Five Islets. Prior to the Spring Festival, residents on Mazu's Juguang [Chukuang] Islet^([sic]) grew anxious amid reports that the mainland military would soon conduct exercises. Some residents withdrew their bank deposits. On 17 March, more than 70 island residents left for Taiwan on the Navy's AP [expansion unknown] transport ship. According to island residents, some 150 people plan to leave the island temporarily, and they account for one half of the current population.
何机雄
1996 March 21 [1996 March 18], He Jixiong (0149 2623 7160) [何机雄], “There Is a Feeling of Insecurity on Jinmen, Mazu, and Other Islands”, in Daily Report: China, number 96-056, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Hong Kong ZHONGGUO TONGXUN SHE, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 76, column 1It was the third infected pig carcass found in the nation’s outlying islands, following dead hogs found in Kinmen’s Jinsha Township (金沙) in December last year and in Lienchiang County’s Jyuguang Township (莒光) in January, Council of Agriculture data showed.
[2019 March 16, Chia-nan Lin, “Kinmen halts transport of pork due to infected swine”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2019, Front Page, page 1DAMAGED CABLES On five occasions last year, the dredgers damaged undersea communication cables between Nangan and Juguang, another isle^([sic]) in the Matsu group, the three Taiwanese officials told Reuters. Mobile phone and internet services for the islanders were disrupted, they said. There were no such incidents in 2019.
2021 February 5, Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, “China's latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger”, in Peter Hirschberg, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2021, APACSynonyms: Baiquan, Paichuan, White Dogs
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
Origin
Late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 莒光 (Jǔguāng, literally “the glory of Ju”). The glory of Ju references the spirit of recovering a lost country following the example of Tian Dan when he recovered the state of Qi from the small base area of Ju; the spirit of building a hardworking, thrifty military to carry forward the mission of the recovery of lost territory. By analogy, to apply to the situation of the Republic of China on Taiwan and mainland China under the People's Republic of China.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 莒光
- 莒光 (geoi² gwong¹)insular rural township
Chinese Mandarin 莒光
- 莒光 (Jǔguāng)insular rural township
Cite this entry
Juguang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juguang
“Juguang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juguang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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