Chiu

Proper noun

Chiu (plural Chius)

1. A surname from Cantonese.
2. A surname from Hokkien.
3. A surname from Mandarin.
   • Exactly one year to the day a predawn fire destroyed the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s (雲門舞集) home in Pali, Taipei County, founder Lin Hwai-min (林懷民) stood in front of the Taipei Story House on Wednesday, a huge banner with dancer Chiu I-wen (邱怡文) leaping in the air hanging behind him.2009 February 13, Diane Baker, “A slice of Cloud Gate life”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, Features, page 14
   • “Ma’s problems are that he appointed unsuitable people to senior positions, and he failed to declare the disaster a national emergency, which prevented the military to be mobilized right away,” Chiu Yi, a lawmaker, told The Associated Press.2009 August 19, Marc McDonald, “Two Taiwan Ministers Offer to Quit Over Typhoon Response”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2016, Asia Pacific