See Matou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1983 August 7, “Program Launched For Modernizing Farming In Taiwan”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXIV, number 31, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 4:",
"text": "In a related area, Li Kuo-san, “king of the turkey ranchers,” says his business, in Matou, southern Taiwan, should supply 6,000 to 8,000 chicks a month to the turkey-raising farmers and 1,700 turkeys a month to restaurants.",
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"ref": "1986, David K. Jordan, Daniel L. Overmyer, “Papers of the Hall of the Wondrous Dharma”, in The Flying Phoenix: Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 107:",
"text": "The large collection of divine messages is entitled The Great Enlightenment Dragon-Phoenix Precious Mirror for Awakening the Lost (Ta-chueh Lung- Seng hsing-mi pao-chien 大覺鳳醒迷寶鑑 hereinafter TCLF), published in 1965 by the Chapel of Compassion and Goodness (Tz’u-shan t’ang 慈善堂) of the Society of Wisdom and Enlightenment (Hui-ming she 慧明社) in Matou township of Tainan country.",
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"ref": "1998, Robert Storey, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 292, columns 1, 2:",
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"ref": "2005, Scott Simon, “Historical Contexts”, in Tanners of Taiwan: Life Strategies and National Culture, Westview Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:",
"text": "In 1997, for example, citizens in Tainan County’s Matou Township protested against the water pollution emitted by factories in their local industrial park, including two large leather tanneries.",
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"ref": "2009 August 14, Jenny W. Hsu, Ko Shu-ling, “MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Ma media comments anger disaster zone survivors”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2009-08-17, Taiwan News, page 3:",
"text": "Inspecting Matou Township (麻豆) in Tainan yesterday morning, Ma said in broken Hoklo (also called Taiwanese) that he had planned to visit on Aug. 9, but the county government had been preoccupied with the relief effort and could not make the arrangements.\n“I am here today to understand your problems,” he said. “We will do our best. Please don’t worry.”\nMa visited Matou to inspect the agricultural losses to pomelo and pig farms. He also sat down with residents to hear their grievances.",
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"ref": "2014 February 18, “Jiashing”, in Jiali District Office, Tainan City, archived from the original on 2022-08-03:",
"text": "The main highways here are Provincial Highway Tai 19 to Syuejia and the downtown of Jiali, County Highway South 24 to Jiangjun and Matou District.",
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"ref": "2015, Wan-yao Chou (周婉窈), translated by Carole Plackitt and Tim Casey, A New Illustrated History of Taiwan, Taipei: SMC Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 61:",
"text": "In the vicinity of Tayüan were several villages whose names are well known in Taiwan history: Sinkan, Mattau (modern Matou), Soulang (Hsiaolung, modern Chiali), Bacloan (Muchialiuwan, modern Shanhua), and Tavocan (Tamuchiang, modern Hsinhua), all of which belonged to the Siraya people.",
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"english": "A Research on Customer's Purchase Intention of Brand Extenndtake Madou Pomelo as an Example",
"ref": "2021, Tzu-Min (孫慈敏) Sun, “品牌延伸顧客之購買意願研究-以麻豆文旦為例 [A Research on Customer's Purchase Intention of Brand Extenndtake Madou Pomelo as an Example]”, in 臺灣大學生物產業傳播暨發展學研究所學位論文 碩士 /2021年, →DOI, archived from the original on 2022-10-08:",
"text": "In this study, 489 valid questionnaires were collected from consumers from all over Taiwan and consumers who went to the fresh food supermarket of the farmers' Association of Matou district to buy special agricultural products.",
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"ref": "2022, “水牛搬運車介紹 [About Us]”, in Standard Motor Corp., archived from the original on 2022-10-02:",
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"text": "In a related area, Li Kuo-san, “king of the turkey ranchers,” says his business, in Matou, southern Taiwan, should supply 6,000 to 8,000 chicks a month to the turkey-raising farmers and 1,700 turkeys a month to restaurants.",
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"text": "The large collection of divine messages is entitled The Great Enlightenment Dragon-Phoenix Precious Mirror for Awakening the Lost (Ta-chueh Lung- Seng hsing-mi pao-chien 大覺鳳醒迷寶鑑 hereinafter TCLF), published in 1965 by the Chapel of Compassion and Goodness (Tz’u-shan t’ang 慈善堂) of the Society of Wisdom and Enlightenment (Hui-ming she 慧明社) in Matou township of Tainan country.",
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"text": "Inspecting Matou Township (麻豆) in Tainan yesterday morning, Ma said in broken Hoklo (also called Taiwanese) that he had planned to visit on Aug. 9, but the county government had been preoccupied with the relief effort and could not make the arrangements.\n“I am here today to understand your problems,” he said. “We will do our best. Please don’t worry.”\nMa visited Matou to inspect the agricultural losses to pomelo and pig farms. He also sat down with residents to hear their grievances.",
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},
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"ref": "2015, Wan-yao Chou (周婉窈), translated by Carole Plackitt and Tim Casey, A New Illustrated History of Taiwan, Taipei: SMC Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 61:",
"text": "In the vicinity of Tayüan were several villages whose names are well known in Taiwan history: Sinkan, Mattau (modern Matou), Soulang (Hsiaolung, modern Chiali), Bacloan (Muchialiuwan, modern Shanhua), and Tavocan (Tamuchiang, modern Hsinhua), all of which belonged to the Siraya people.",
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"ref": "2021, Tzu-Min (孫慈敏) Sun, “品牌延伸顧客之購買意願研究-以麻豆文旦為例 [A Research on Customer's Purchase Intention of Brand Extenndtake Madou Pomelo as an Example]”, in 臺灣大學生物產業傳播暨發展學研究所學位論文 碩士 /2021年, →DOI, archived from the original on 2022-10-08:",
"text": "In this study, 489 valid questionnaires were collected from consumers from all over Taiwan and consumers who went to the fresh food supermarket of the farmers' Association of Matou district to buy special agricultural products.",
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"ref": "2022, “水牛搬運車介紹 [About Us]”, in Standard Motor Corp., archived from the original on 2022-10-02:",
"text": "Founded in 1993 at Matou, Tainan, 2004 expand to current factory site, Kantien, Tainan, Standard Motor Corporation (SMC) has been a leading manufacturer in Taiwan for 29 years.",
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