"Liouguei" meaning in English

See Liouguei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 六龜 (Liòuguei). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-tongyong|-}} Tongyong Pinyin, {{lang|zh|鄉鎮市區別}} 鄉鎮市區別, {{lang|zh|六龜鄉}} 六龜鄉, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|*六龜||tr=Liòuguei}} 六龜 (Liòuguei) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Liouguei
  1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Wikipedia link: Liouguei Categories (place): Kaohsiung, Places in Kaohsiung, Places in Taiwan Synonyms: Liu-kuei, Liukuei (alt: Wade–Giles), Liugui [Hanyu-Pinyin] Translations (district in southern Taiwan): 六龜 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 六龟 (La̍k-ku) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 六龜 (Chinese Mandarin), 六龟 (Liùguī) (Chinese Mandarin)

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