Luohu

See also: luòhù

English

Alternative forms

• Lo-hu (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From Mandarin 羅湖／罗湖 (Luóhú).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uː

Proper noun

Luohu

1. A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
   • 1985, Kwan-yiu Wong, “Trends and Strategies of Industrial Development”, in Kwan-yiu Wong, David K.Y. Chu, editors, Modernization in China: The Case of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone‎^[1], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76:

     Centrally located districts like Luohu and Shangbu are better provided for, but in many of the eighteen functional areas or districts delineated in the Shenzhen SEZ Master Plan, basic facilities for any large-scale urban and industrial development are still inadequate.

   • 2006, Guinness World Records 2006‎^[2], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:

     A total of 10,240 students brushed their teeth simultaneously for at least 60 seconds at Ai Guo Road, Luohu District, Shenshen^{[sic – meaning Shenzhen]} City, China on 20 September 2003.
     The event was organized by the Health Bureau of Luohu District, the Education Bureau of Luohu District and the Chamber of Commerce of Luohu District and sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd.

   • 2020 August 14, David Kirton, “Shenzhen mall in lockdown after coronavirus case”, in Alex Richardson, editor, Reuters‎^[3], archived from the original on 11 May 2022, Health:

     The IBC Mall in Shenzhen’s Luohu district was sealed off and under police supervision on Friday evening, with around 200 people queuing outside waiting for COVID-19 tests from medical personnel in protective suits.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Luohu.

Translations

district of Shenzhen, Guangdong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 羅湖／罗湖 (lo⁴ wu⁴)

  Mandarin: 羅湖／罗湖 (zh) (Luóhú)