Chibi

See also: chibi and chībǐ

English

Alternative forms

• Ch'ih-pi (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 赤壁 (Chìbì).

Proper noun

Chibi

1. A county-level city in Xianning, Hubei, China.

   Synonym: Puqi

   • 2015 June 4, Edward Wong, “12 Hours Before Yangtze Disaster, Tourists Enjoyed a Morning on Land”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 June 2015, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     Chibi was the last scheduled stop on land before the ship was to reach another city, Jingzhou, late that night or the next day.

   • 2021 May 18, “How Dahua Technology Helps Prevent Forest Fires”, in AP News‎^[3], archived from the original on 11 June 2022‎^[4]:

     In Chibi City, Hubei, Dahua Technology built an integrated forest fire prevention system for Guantangyi Forest Farm.

2. A subdistrict of Huangzhou district, Huanggang, Hubei, China.
3. A town in Chibi, Xianning, Hubei, China.

Translations

county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 赤壁 (Chhiah-piah)

  Mandarin: 赤壁 (zh) (Chìbì)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can