Xiyin
See also: xīyīn, xīyǐn, and xíyīn
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Hsiyin
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 西引 (Xīyǐn).
Proper noun
Xiyin
- An island in Dongyin, Lienchiang, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
- [2020s, “Introduction of Dongyin”, in Dongyin Township Administration, Matsu, archived from the original on 19 October 2021:
- Dongyin Island and Siyin Island have been linked together by an embankment. Dongyin Island is 3.22 square kilometers, while Siyin Island is 1.13 square kilometers. Including the uninhabited subordinate islands and reefs, the total are of the Dongyin Islet is 4.35 square kilometers.]
- 2022 August 5, Everington, Keoni, “Fire breaks out on outer Taiwan island during artillery drill”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 05 August 2022:
- On the second day of massive live-fire drills being held by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan, Taiwan's Army also conducted live-fire exercises in Lienchiang County's Dongyin Township from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. However, during the exercises, witnesses gave differing accounts of either tracer fire or flares landing on a hill behind Sanjia Village on Xiyin Island and starting a fire, reported UDN.
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Translations
island
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