Wuciou
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 烏坵 (Wūqiū) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Wuciou.
Senses: examples: text: The area of Wuciou Township of Kinmen County was resurveyed and revised in Dec., 2007.
ref: 2012, 中華民國 內政統計年報, →OCLC, page 55:
text: On one offshore island Wuciou (also Wuqiu), the song of the only elementary school had these lyrics:
We are the little friends of the frontier, good students of Wuciou elementary school. We are not afraid of stormy winds and frightening waves; bravely and [with] perseverance, we advance forward. Our school is erected on the lonely island of the ocean. We will study hard, and are not afraid of gongfei on the opposite shore.
ref: 2015, Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan: Naming China, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 32:
text: According to the statistics of Taiwan Medical Association in 2014, in Taipei city, a doctor takes care of 293 residents, but in 17 remote towns, a doctor has to take care of more than six thousand residents. And there is even no doctor in Dapu Town of Chiayi County and Wuciou Town of Kimen^([sic – meaning Kinmen]) County [2] (Fig. 1, Table. 1)
ref: 2016, Huang Yi-Hsuan, Chin Kang-Wan, “Revolution Medicine Smartphones Break Down the Barrier of Space and Time to Reach Those in Needs”, in Journal of Asian Medical Student Association, volume 5, number 1, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2022, page 4:
text: SEC. 7075. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to create, procure, or display any map that depicts Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, Wuciou, Green Island, or Orchid Island as part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China.
ref: 2021 July 6, Barbara Lee, “H.R.4373 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022”, in Congress.gov, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2021:
text: Tsai changed his household registration to the county’s Wuciou Islands (烏坵) and rented a crane truck from Tai Ke-chung (戴克忠), the report said.
Tsai visited Wuciou on July 1 and 15, registering as a Hai-Ray executive who was there to supervise a construction site, it said.[...]
“Wuciou is near the Chinese coast ... and all arrivals must receive approval in advance. The investigation found that Tsai and his wife rented a speedboat to travel from Kinmen to Wuciou, but when they arrived at the islands they registered fraudulently, not stating their intended business purpose,” Chi said.
The investigation found that naval personnel in Wuciou allegedly colluded with the couple, as they were unable to provide complete records of their arrivals and departures, she added.
ref: 2022 February 16, Jason Pan, “Probe cites Kinmen police captain for misconduct”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2022, Taiwan News, page 3:
text: According to the CWB, the mercury also dipped below 10 degrees in Kinmen County's Wuciou Township as well as in Keelung, Taoyuan's Guanyin District and Hsinchu County's Xinfeng Township.
ref: 2023 January 16, Flor Wang, Wang Shu-fen, “CWB issues cold, extremely heavy rain advisories for Taiwan”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2023, Society:
text: Shortly afterward at 8am, four China Coast Guard vessels were found entering the waters around Lienchiang County’s Siyin Island (西引) and Wuciou Township (烏坵).
ref: 2025 April 1, Wu Cheng-ting, Hollie Younger, “Chinese man in dinghy apprehended in Kinmen”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2025, Taiwan News, page 2:
glosses: Alternative form of Wuqiu.