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Miaoli City (苗栗市; pinyin: Miáolì Shì; Taiwanese POJ: Biâu-le̍k-chhī) is the capital of Miaoli County, Taiwan. The name Miaoli is derived from the Cantonese words cat (Miao) and city (Li). Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... See alternative meanings for other possible definitions. ... Miaoli County (苗栗縣, pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ...


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MIAOLI CITY HALL--The Mayor's Words (365 words)
Our teamwork will make our best efforts to turn Miaoli City into ideally healthy and warm home for our fellow citizens to live in.
I also expect all personnel in Miaoli City Office can work concertedly to offer our fellow citizens the best services for the sake of solid enforcement of civic administration.
I would be earnest to accept your advice and comments in relation to civic construction through all types of communication channels, letting Miaoli City Office have the ability to ameliorate and improve this city's municipal construction.
Miaoli County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (128 words)
Miaoli County (Traditional Chinese: 苗栗縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Miáolì Siàn; Wade-Giles: Miaoli Hsien; POJ: Biâu-le̍k-kōan) is a county in western Taiwan.
The name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka words, cat (貓) and city (裡), which phonetically approximate Pali (Bari) from one of the Formosan languages.
Miaoli city is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a great place for hiking.
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