Meanings
alternative Tanshui · alternative Tan-shui · alternative Danshuei
- Synonym of Tamsui: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
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To the west of Yangmingshan, and easily accessible by MRT from Taipei, is the rustic hot-springs resort of Beitou, Taiwan’s oldest. Here you can stay in a tranquil Japanese-style inn for a taste of hot-springs bathing in your own room. You can also reach another historic town, Danshuei (Danshui), by MRT from Taipei.
2007, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, 2nd edition, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92While North Korea and the South continue to bicker - most recently over the sinking of a South Korean warship - China and Taiwan have been building closer business ties. One project full of symbolism for the two is an undersea cable project that will link the northern Taiwan town of Tamsui (also called Danshui) to China's Fujian Province.
2010 June 10, Dan Nystedt, “China and Taiwan Connect on New Undersea Cable Project”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023, TechnologySynonyms: Tamsui
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Tamsui: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Origin
- Mandarin淡水
- EnglishDanshui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淡水 (Dànshuǐ).
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Danshui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danshui
“Danshui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danshui. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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