Meanings
proper noun
alternative Shihmen · alternative Seimon · alternative Chomong
- A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Eight hikers, including foreign nationals, were stung by a hornet swarm in New Taipei's Shimen District while they were walking along the Qingshan Waterfall hiking path.
2023 October 1, Wang Chao-yu, Li Hsien-feng, Wang Hong-kuo, James Lo, “More hornet attacks reported in New Taipei on Sunday”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2023, Society - An urban village in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Origin
- Mandarin石門 /石门
- EnglishShimen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石門 /石门 (Shímén).
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Chinese Cantonese 石門 /石门
- 石門 /石门 (sek⁶ mun⁴)district in northern Taiwan; urban village in northern Taiwan
Chinese Mandarin 石門 /石门
- 石門 /石门 (Shímén)district in northern Taiwan; urban village in northern Taiwan
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Cite this entry
APA
Shimen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shimen
MLA
“Shimen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shimen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shimen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shimen.
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