Ku-shan

See also: Kushan

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 鼓山 (Gǔshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Ku³-shan¹.

Proper noun

Ku-shan

1. Alternative form of Gushan, Kaohsiung.
   • 1975, Chien-chung Yin, MIGRATION AND VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS IN RURAL AND URBAN TAIWAN: A STUDY OF GROUP ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES IN SOCIAL CHANGE‎^[1], University of Hawaiʻi, →OCLC, page 53:

     Moreover, Ku-shan precinct is noted as the fishing area, and all the transportation businesses and companies are located in this precinct.

   • 1995, Fu-shan Liu, Building a Farmers' Organization's System in a Developing Country: The Taiwan Experience‎^[2], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 126:

     In order to keep the 10 fishing ports in Kaohsiung in good condition and perfect order, the government has set up 4 administrative branch offices in Chien-chen, Chung-chou, Ku-shan, and Sheau-kang .

   • 2009, 陳雅湞 [Ya-chen Chen], editor, Women in Taiwan: Sociocultural Perspectives‎^[3], University of Indianapolis Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 20:

     On December 9, the editorial board of this journal had conflicts with the police in Ku-shan, Kaohsiung. Two of the non-KMT people were arrested and then released. This was called the Ku-shan Incident.

Translations

Gushan — see Gushan

Anagrams

• Ashkun, Kansuh, ankhus, ankush