Qidu

See also: qìdú and qìdù

English

Alternative forms

• Ch'i-tu, Chitu (Wade–Giles)

Pronunciation

• enPR: chēʹdo͞oʹ

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 七堵 (Qīdǔ).

Alternative forms

• Cidu (Tongyong Pinyin)

Proper noun

Qidu

1. A district of Keelung, Taiwan.
   • 2022 March 10, George Liao, “Man charged for growing marijuana in northern Taiwan”, in Taiwan News‎^[4], archived from the original on 10 March 2022, Society‎^[5]:

     A man surnamed Chen (陳) on Wednesday (March 9) was charged with growing marijuana at his residence in Qidu District, Keelung City.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Qidu.

Translations

district in northern Taiwan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 七堵 (zh) (Qīdǔ)

• Japanese: 七堵 (しちと, Shichito)

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 七都 (Qīdū).

Proper noun

Qidu

1. A town in Wujiang district, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
   • 2023 May 21, “China’s traditional Kunqu Opera brings puppetry to life”, in South China Morning Post‎^[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 August 2023‎^[7]:

     Puppeteers perform a Kunqu Opera play in Qidu Town in Wujiang District of Suzhou City, China.

Translations

town in eastern China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 七都 (Qīdū)

• Japanese: 七都 (しちと, Shichito)

Anagrams

• quid