Puzi

See also: puzi, puži, pùzi, and pǔzi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 朴子 (Pǔzǐ).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: po͞o′dzœ′[1]
  • Hyphenation: Pu‧zi

Proper noun

Puzi

  1. A county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
    • 2022 October 19, George Liao, “Tai Zi Culture Festival in Taiwan’s Chiayi caters to youths”, in Taiwan News[1], archived from the original on 20 October 2022, Travel & Cuisine‎[2]:
      Young people in the country are welcome to come to Puzi to enjoy the event, Chen said. The Santaizi-inspired Electric Techno Neon Gods originated from Puzi, and has been one of the most distinct elements of religious culture in Chiayi County, he added.
    • 2024 September 25, Tseng Chih-yi, Matthew Mazzetta, “Winning numbers for July-August uniform invoice lottery released”, in Focus Taiwan[3], archived from the original on 25 September 2024, Business‎[4]:
      Of those, a receipt for a NT$10 million Special Prize was issued at the PX Mart branch in Chiayi's Puzi City, to a customer who spent NT$339 on a cake, soy milk, and other snacks, the MOF said.

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References

  1. ^ Seltzer, Leon E., editor (1952), “Putze or P’u-tzu”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1536:Putze or P’u-tzu (both: po͞o′dzû′), Jap. Bokushi (bō′ko͝oshē), []

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