Meanings
- Synonym of Diaoyu Islands.
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Japan has stepped up measures to defend its outlying islands in response to Chinese military activity near Taiwan, located just 100km from Japan’s westernmost island, Yonaguni, and around the uninhabited Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. They are administered by Japan but claimed by China, where they are known as the Diaoyu.
2026 January 19, Justin McCurry, “Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2026, ChinaSynonyms: Diaoyu Islands
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Diaoyu Islands.
Origin
- Mandarin釣魚 /钓鱼
- EnglishDiaoyu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 釣魚 /钓鱼 (Diàoyú).
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Diaoyu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diaoyu
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