Qijin
See also: qǐjìn, qìjīn, and Qíjīn
English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 旗津 (Qíjīn).
Proper noun
Qijin
- Alternative form of Cijin
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Qijin.
- 2007, transl., Chu Tʽien-hsin, Howard Goldblatt, transl., The Old Capital: A Novel of Taipei, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 2006027861, OCLC 237135591, page 14:
- . . . I took off from work to wander alone in Qijin instead of returning to Taipei, after breaking up with the disconsolate girl, so my hero and heroine did not go to the Dongshan River and definitely did not go to Kending, but went to Qijin instead!
- 2013, Sarah Sweeney, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), 5th edition, Apa Publications, →ISBN, OCLC 1028461607, page 250:
- TIP Meal prices on Kaohsiung's Qijin island are often not listed, or are unclear. There will be little or no English, so bring a local friend if possible, and be sure to confirm the price of each individual dish before it is served.
- 2019 October 25, David Spencer, “Hilarious Han is taking Taiwan’s voters for fools once more”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 3 November 2019, retrieved 21 October 2020:
- Let’s have a quick recap of some of Han’s more rational campaign pledges during last year's mayoral campaign to see how he has performed in his current position. We will leave aside things like building a Disneyland, drilling for oil off the Taiping Islands, constructing an F1 circuit, and turning Qijin Island into Taiwan’s Las Vegas — after all, these sorts of things take time to deliver.
Translations
Cijin — see Cijin