Etymology

Xiyin

Xi·yin
X8I1Y4I1N1

Today it means: An island of Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands. Full definition →

Mandarin 西引
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from西引
  2. English todayXiyin

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

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