Beinan

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proper noun

A rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

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PinanPilamHinan
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Peinan · alternative Pei-nan

  1. A rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

    In Taitung County some damage to banana crops in Beinan Township was reported, but crop losses overall were not large, County Magistrate Rao Ching-ling said.

    2021 September 12, “Typhoon alert lifted: Chanthu leaves Taiwan relatively unscathed”, in Taiwan English News, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2021
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    […]6) Bureaus for appeasing tenants engaged in reclamation and cultivation of the wastelands were established in Beinan, Qilai and Puli. ("Private Law of Taiwan, Property Rights," Vol 1 pp 9-12)

    1982, China Report: Political, Sociological and Military Affairs, numbers 355-360, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 215

    If Basiandong is added to the list, it will be the third potential world heritage site in the county, after the Peinan Archeological Site in Beinan Township (卑南) — the largest-known ancient stone coffin burial ground in the Pacific Rim area — and Orchid Island (蘭嶼, also known as Lanyu).

    2015 November 11, “Ministry to aid UNESCO bid for caves”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2022, Taiwan News, page 5

    Synonyms: Pinan, Pilam, Hinan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

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PinanPilamHinan
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Origin

  1. Mandarin卑南
  2. EnglishBeinan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 卑南 (Bēinán).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 卑南
  • 卑南 (Bēinán)rural township

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APA

Beinan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beinan

MLA

“Beinan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beinan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beinan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beinan.

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