Hsinyi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 信義 (Xìnyì) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin⁴-yi⁴.

Proper noun

Hsinyi

1. Alternative form of Xinyi
   • 1994 July, Robert Storey, “Taipei - Places to Stay”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit‎^[1], 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 152, column 1:

     It used to be much more of a foreigners’ ghetto, but now many have moved into luxury apartments in the Hsinyi District of east Taipei.

   • 2009 January 1, 資訊管理室 [Information Management Office], “TAIPEI CITY TO HAVE 8 CONSTITUENCIES FOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS”, in Yangmingshan National Park‎^[2], archived from the original on 20 September 2022:

     The sixth constituency will cover the Taan administrative district, and the seventh constituency will contain the Hsinyi district and 13 boroughs in the Sungshan district, while the eighth constituency will incorporate the Wenshan district and 10 boroughs in the Chungcheng district.

   • 2010, Ann Kerns, “Taipei 101”, in Seven Wonders of Architecture‎^[3], Twenty-First Century Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 67:

     In 1997 the Taipei city government began plans for Taipei 101. It was planned for 101 floors. The city was developing a new business area, the Hsinyi District. Taipei's mayor, Chen Shui-bian, wanted a tower as a landmark and a business center for Hsinyi.

   • 2015, “休閒娛樂篇 [Entertainment]”, in 萬用職場英語手冊 [All-purpose Workplace English]‎^[4], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 162:

     This hiking trail is located in the Hsinyi District, right next to the Xiangshan MRT station.

   • 2018 June 26, I-chia Lee, “Taipei begins second phase of wetland park”, in Taipei Times‎^[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 June 2018, Taiwan News, page 3‎^[6]:

     The Taipei City Government yesterday broke ground for the second phase of the Yongchunpi Wetland Park (永春陂生態濕地公園) in the city’s Hsinyi District (信義) in a bid to increase biodiversity and improve the Sishou Mountain trail.

   • 2019 May 23, Judy Lo, “Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen honors gay rights activist with historic pen”, in Taiwan News‎^[7], archived from the original on 23 May 2019, Politics‎^[8]:

     Chi will witness the marriage of same-sex couples at the Hsinyi District registrar’s office on Friday (May 24). He will use the pen to sign his name on marriage registration documents for newlyweds, according to the association.

   • 2022 October 3, “No typhoons in 3 years”, in Radio Taiwan International‎^[9], archived from the original on 11 October 2022‎^[10]:

     A tree fell in Hsinyi district in Taipei due to a typhoon.

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