Etymology

Lion Rock

Today it means: An island of Kinmen County, Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait, also known as Shi Islet Full definition →

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The story

From lion + rock. * (Lion Rock, Kowloon): From being a rock formation having a form reminiscent of a crouching lion

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