Hsiapu

See also: Hsia-p'u

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 霞浦 (Xiápǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsia²-pʻu³.

Proper noun

Hsiapu

1. Alternative form of Xiapu
   • 1955, John C. Caldwell, “A Bright Light Shining”, in Still the Rice Grows Green‎^[1], Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 53:

     I heard Foochow, my native dialect being spoken in the hut and went in to visit. The man of the house was a refugee from Hsiapu, north of Foochow.

   • 1963, Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East Weekly Supplement‎^[2], number 3, British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service, →OCLC, page 30:

     Shelter port on Fukien coast The Sansha [phonetic] storm shelter port in Hsiapu County, Fukien, was completed in September after several years' work.

   • 1976, “The She People”, in Eastern Horizon‎^[3], volume XV, number 4, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 29:

     Women peasants of the She nationality threshing rice at the Yentien commune, Hsiapu county, Fukien province.

   • 1979 January 23 [1979 January 21], “FUJIAN DAILY Calls for Increase in Peasants' Income”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎^[4], volume I, number 16, →ISSN, →OCLC, page G 6‎^[5]:

     The 21 January FUJIAN DAILY reports that the average income for the peasants from the year-end distribution on (Paijiang) [Paichiang] No 12 team of (Xinan) [Hsinan] commune in Xiapu [Hsiapu] County reached 220 yuan, and that (Jukou) [Chukou] commune in Jianyang [Chienyang] County has abolished its erroneous decision on limiting the size of peasants' incomes, with the result that on more than 20 production teams the average income per person exceeds 130 Yuan.