Xiyin

See also: xīyīn, xīyǐn, and xíyīn

English

Alternative forms

• Hsiyin (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西引 (Xīyǐn).

Proper noun

Xiyin

1. An island in Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
   • 1995 August 10 [1995 August 9], “ARATS Condemns Killing of Mainland Fisherman”, in Daily Report: China, number 95-154, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Beijing XINHUA, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 68‎^[1]:

     One of the four fishermen from Lianjiang County of east China’s Fujian Province was shot dead by soldiers of the Taiwan authorities stationed on the Xiyin Island when the fishermen were looking for fishing tackle near the island that day. The Taiwan soldiers continued shooting as the fishermen were sailing to the Xiyin Island to rescue the wounded. […]
     At about 0110 on 6 August, four crew members of the "Minlianyu 0210" fishing boat of Nan Village of Lianjiang County’s Tailu Town were looking for fishing tackle near the Latou Reef south of the Xiyin Island, when troops of the Taiwan authorities on Xiyin Island fired at them and 28-year old^{[sic – meaning year-old]} captain Chen Yingtong of the fishing boat was wounded twice in the left side of his chest.

   • 2017 September 22, Richard Saunders, “Off the Beaten Track: Dongyin Island: The Northern Frontier”, in Taipei Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-09-21, Features, page 13‎^[3]:

     Dongyin is connected with the neighboring island of Xiyin (西引) by a causeway, and while this sister islet is less visited, it has several natural and militaristic sights of great interest.

   • [2020s, “Introduction of Dongyin”, in Dongyin Township Administration, Matsu‎^[4], 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, Keoni Everington, “Fire breaks out on outer Taiwan island during artillery drill”, in Taiwan News‎^[5], archived from the original on 05 August 2022, Society‎^[6]:

     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.

Coordinate terms

• Dongyin, Tungyin

Translations

island

• Chinese:

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  Mandarin: 西引 (Xīyǐn)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can