苗栗

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (苗栗) 苗 栗
simp. #(苗栗) 苗 栗

Etymology

Alternation of 貓貍 (Bâ-lî, literally “viverrid”) or 貓里/貓裡/貓裏 (Bâ-lí), from Babuza Bari (“name of a tribe”).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

苗栗

  1. (~縣) Miaoli (county in Taiwan)
  2. (~市) Miaoli (city in Miaoli County)
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