Dongyin
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 東引 (Dōngyǐn).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Dongyin
- A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
- 2020 June 19, Shirley Lin, “VIDEO: More than 1000 sign up for military-style obstacle course race”, in Radio Taiwan International[1], archived from the original on 28 June 2020[2]:
- The Military Trail Challenge is taking place in Dongyin Township on the Matsu Islands, a chain that sits directly next to China and is on Taiwan’s first line of defense. […]
At the end of the race, all contestants will be rewarded with a feast of the local specialties and Dongyin Township’s special sorghum liquor.
- 2022 March 16, Sarah Wu, Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, “On Taiwanese island, drills underscore strategic importance and vulnerability”, in Gerry Doyle, editor, Reuters[3], archived from the original on 16 March 2022:
- SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE […]
"We're very used to these sounds," said Dongyin township chief Lin Te-chien, as he observed Wednesday's drills.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Dongyin.
- An island in Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.
- Synonym: Tungyung
- 2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Guides)[4], 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76:
- Taiwan's minor islands offer numerous opportunities. Matsu National Scenic Area, especially Dongyin Island, is excellent for spotting migrants between mid-April and mid-May and again from mid-September to mid-October.
- 2022 April 11, Kayleigh Madjar, “Deployment of short-range defense systems moved up”, in Taipei Times[5], archived from the original on 10 April 2022:
- The army and navy have purchased six sets of the short-range weapons systems to be in part deployed on Lienchiang County’s Dongyin Island (東引) and Kinmen County’s Wuchiu Island (烏坵).
The Chinese-language United Daily News (UDN) yesterday reported that the Wuchiu system is expected to be deployed by June, while the system in Dongyin should become operational by the end of this year.
- 2023 March 9, Meaghan Tobin, Vic Chiang, “Internet outage has Taiwan worried about threat from Chinese sabotage”, in The Washington Post[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-10, Asia[7]:
- Anita Tsai, who runs a restaurant in Dongyin, Matsu’s northernmost island, shared the same frustrations over the frequent internet disruptions. “At its worst, it took me five minutes to watch a ten-second video,” said Tsai.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Dongyin.
Coordinate terms
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[edit]rural township