Chiayi
Chiayi proper noun: a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan.
Proper noun
Chiayi
- A city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan.
- In Chiayi and Ilan peasant uprisings broke out and could not be put down until the army had taken more than 700 farmers into custody.1939, “Formosans Fight for China”, in China at War, volumes 3-4, Chungking: China Information Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 74
- Since many factories have not been repaired or are operating at low capacity, there is much unemployment. Repatriation of overseas Taiwanese has aggravated the problem, which the government has made no real effort to solve. During the war the Japanese built at Chiayi a large factory for making...1947 June 7, Peggy Durdin, “Taiwan : China's Unhappy Colony”, in The Nation, volume 164, number 23, New York, page 686
- A county of Taiwan, surrounding Chiayi City.
- Under the social security program, the government will expand insurance coverage to include dependents of public functionaries, and establish more clinics in Tainan, Chiayi, and Hsinchu countries^([sic – meaning counties]).1980 January 13, “Continued stress on people's welfare”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXI, number 2, Taipei, page 1
- In my next move, I sent one of my aides to Chiayi County to sign a contract to lease a landfill.2014, Jerome A. Cohen, Lu Hsiu-lien, Ashley Esarey, My Fight for a New Taiwan, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 240
- Synonyms:
- Ka-gi
Chiayi meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
Chiayi in Arabic
- a city in Taiwan
- جْيَائِي jyāʔī, جْيَايِي jyāyī, تْشْيَايِي tšyāyī, تْشْيَائِي tšyāʔī
Chiayi in Vietnamese
- a city in Taiwan
- Gia Nghĩa
Examples of Chiayi in a sentence
- During the war the Japanese built at Chiayi a large factory for making high-octane gas.1947 June 7, Peggy Durdin, “Taiwan : China's Unhappy Colony”, in The Nation, volume 164, number 23, New York, page 686:
- The same approach halved the steam used by FCFC to produce a ton of rayon and tripled productivity over three years in Nan Ya's PVC pipe plant in Chiayi.1985 July 15, Andrew Tanzer, “Y.C. Wang gets up very early in the morning”, in Forbes, volume 136, number 2, page 91:
- In central Chiayi City, that would be a rice bowl topped with local chicken that’s pulled into soft shreds, and dressed with its own juices and fat.2019 June 11, Julia Moskin, “A New Generation of Chefs Reframes Taiwanese Cuisine in America”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- While the Executive Yuan is considering setting up science parks in Pingtung and Chiayi counties, there is some criticism about whether science parks are needed in every city and county.2021 January 16, Lin Chia-nan, “Planned science parks in Chiayi, Pingtung panned”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 15 Jan...
Synonyms of Chiayi
Forms of Chiayi
| alternative form | Chiai |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Chia-i |
| alternative form | Chia-yi |
| alternative form | Jiayi |
Origin of Chiayi
From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 嘉義／嘉义 (Jiāyì) Wade-Giles romanization: Chia¹-yi⁴.
Words formed from Chiayi
Questions about Chiayi
- What does Chiayi mean?
- Chiayi means a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan.
- What is Chiayi in Arabic?
- Chiayi in Arabic is جْيَائِي (jyāʔī), جْيَايِي (jyāyī), تْشْيَايِي (tšyāyī). See Chiayi meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use Chiayi in a sentence?
- During the war the Japanese built at Chiayi a large factory for making high-octane gas.
- What part of speech is Chiayi?
- Chiayi is a proper noun.
Words near Chiayi in the dictionary
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