Gukeng

English

Alternative forms

• Kukeng (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 古坑 (Gǔkēng).

Proper noun

Gukeng

1. A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
   • 2009 July 2, “A Toilet for Two?”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-21, Magazines‎^[2]:

     The signature desserts are all naturally sweetened and the café also offers a special coffee from the singer’s hometown of Gukeng in Taiwan.

   • 2024 May 4, Duncan DeAeth, “Bamboo groves in Taiwan's Yunlin under threat from macaques”, in Taiwan News‎^[3], archived from the original on May 29, 2024, Environment‎^[4]:

     Authorities in Taiwan’s Yunlin County are considering measures to stop the growing population of macaque monkeys from endangering bamboo groves in Yunlin’s Gukeng Township.

Translations

rural township

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古坑 (zh) (Gǔkēng)