Ruifang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng).

Proper noun

Ruifang

  1. A district of New Taipei, Taiwan.
    • 2017 November 9, Thomas Bird, “Taiwan’s northern tip: weird nature, wonderful street food”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on November 11, 2017, Travel:
      Along the Pingxi Branch Line that departs from Ruifang, an unremarkable market town to the southeast of Keelung City that grew up as a railway junction during the mining boom of the early 20th century, runs an old locomotive, its no-frills carriages connected by traditional round doors.

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References

  1. Wan-yao Chou (周婉窈) (2015) “Transliteration Tables”, in Carole Plackitt, Tim Casey, transl., A New Illustrated History of Taiwan, Taipei: SMC Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 431:Transliterations used in the text / Hanyu pinyin / Chinese characters or Japanese kanji [] Juifang / Ruifang / 瑞芳
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