Dongyin

Dong·yin
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/dɔŋ.jɪn//dɒŋ-/

proper noun

A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.

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proper noun

alternative Tungyin

  1. A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.

    SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE[…] "We're very used to these sounds," said Dongyin township chief Lin Te-chien, as he observed Wednesday's drills.

    2022 March 16, Sarah Wu, Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, “On Taiwanese island, drills underscore strategic importance and vulnerability”, in Gerry Doyle, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2022
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    The Military Trail Challenge is taking place in Dongyin Township on the Matsu Islands, a chain that sits directly next to China and is on Taiwan’s first line of defense.[…] At the end of the race, all contestants will be rewarded with a feast of the local specialties and Dongyin Township’s special sorghum liquor.

    2020 June 19, Shirley Lin, “VIDEO: More than 1000 sign up for military-style obstacle course race”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2020
  2. An island of Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.

    Taiwan's minor islands offer numerous opportunities. Matsu National Scenic Area, especially Dongyin Island, is excellent for spotting migrants between mid-April and mid-May and again from mid-September to mid-October.

    2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76
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    The army and navy have purchased six sets of the short-range weapons systems to be in part deployed on Lienchiang County’s Dongyin Island (東引) and Kinmen County’s Wuchiu Island (烏坵). The Chinese-language United Daily News (UDN) yesterday reported that the Wuchiu system is expected to be deployed by June, while the system in Dongyin should become operational by the end of this year.

    2022 April 11, Kayleigh Madjar, “Deployment of short-range defense systems moved up”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2022

    Anita Tsai, who runs a restaurant in Dongyin, Matsu’s northernmost island, shared the same frustrations over the frequent internet disruptions. “At its worst, it took me five minutes to watch a ten-second video,” said Tsai.

    2023 March 9, Meaghan Tobin, Vic Chiang, “Internet outage has Taiwan worried about threat from Chinese sabotage”, in The Washington Post (Asia section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023

    Synonyms: Tungyung

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn island of Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.

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Origin

  1. Mandarin東引 /东引
  2. EnglishDongyin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東引 /东引 (Dōngyǐn).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 東引 /东引
  • 東引 /东引rural township
Chinese Mandarin 東引 /东引
  • 東引 /东引 (Dōngyǐn)rural township
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APA

Dongyin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongyin

MLA

“Dongyin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongyin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dongyin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongyin.

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