Gaosyong
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Kaohsiung. alt-of, alternative
"Unlike Osaka and Nagoya in relation to Tokyo, Taiwan's number two and three cities, Kaohsiung (Gaosyong たかお 高雄) and Taichung (Taijhong たいちゅう 台中) bear little similarity to Taipei."
Example
More examples"Unlike Osaka and Nagoya in relation to Tokyo, Taiwan's number two and three cities, Kaohsiung (Gaosyong たかお 高雄) and Taichung (Taijhong たいちゅう 台中) bear little similarity to Taipei."
Etymology
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高雄 (Gaosyóng).
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