Xinwu

See also: xīnwū and xìnwù

English

Alternative forms

• Hsinwu (Wade–Giles)
• Sinwu (Tongyong Pinyin)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新屋 (Xīnwū).

Proper noun

Xinwu

1. A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.
   • 2014 February 19, Camaron Kao, “Mary & Majestic to build new factory in Taoyuan”, in Taipei Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 November 2015, Business, page 13‎^[2]:

     Soap maker Mary & Majestic Inc (美琪生技) yesterday said that it will spend NT$700 million (US$23.12 million) to build a new factory in Xinwu Township (新屋鄉), Taoyuan County, in April, aiming to increase its annual revenue to between NT$1 billion and NT$1.5 billion from the current NT$500 million in the next five years.

   • 2022 August 14, Jui-chi Wu, Chao Yen-hsiang, “Taoyuan Ghost Festival accident leaves 3 dead, 1 in coma”, in Focus Taiwan‎^[3], archived from the original on 14 August 2022, Society:

     The accident reportedly took place late Saturday, as the men returned to shore after wading out into the waters near Yongan Fishing Port in Taoyuan's Xinwu District to perform a ritual to send away the evils and diseases while praying for peace and good fortune.

Translations

district

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新屋 (zh) (Xīnwū)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Xinwu, Hsinwu, Hsin-wu at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.