Jiulongpo

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 九龍坡九龙坡 (Jiǔlóngpō).

Proper noun

Jiulongpo

  1. A district of Chongqing, China.
    • 2009, 申宏磊 [Sheng Honglei], “Link II: Chongqing's "Nail Household"”, in 李洋 [Li Yang] et al., transl., 新闻发布与阳光执政 [Press Release & Sunshine Government], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 66:
      In February 2005 the developer appealed to the Jiulongpo District Housing Administration Bureau for permission to demolish the building.
    • 2011 March 12, Melanie Lee, “Wal-Mart apologizes for duck meat past expiry date in China”, in Clarence Fernandez, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 20 September 2023, CYCLICAL CONSUMER GOODS:
      A store in the Jiulongpo district was caught by a local market regulator selling smoked tea ducks using the meat.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Jiulongpo.

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