Etymology

Dongyin

Dong·yin
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Today it means: A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands. Full definition →

Mandarin 東引 /东引
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from東引 /东引
  2. English todayDongyin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東引 /东引 (Dōngyǐn).

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