"Ciaotou" meaning in All languages combined

See Ciaotou on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 橋頭 (Ciáotóu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-tongyong|-}} Tongyong Pinyin, {{lang|zh|鄉鎮市區別}} 鄉鎮市區別, {{lang|zh|橋頭鄉}} 橋頭鄉, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|*橋頭||tr=Ciáotóu}} 橋頭 (Ciáotóu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ciaotou
  1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Wikipedia link: Ciaotou Categories (place): Kaohsiung, Places in Kaohsiung, Places in Taiwan Synonyms: Ch’iao-t’ou, Chiaotou (alt: Wade–Giles), Qiaotou [Hanyu-Pinyin] Translations (district in south Taiwan): 橋頭 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 桥头 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 橋頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 桥头 (Qiáotóu) (Chinese Mandarin)

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