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Chichin

Chichin is the alternative form of Cijin.

Meaning of Cijin

Proper noun

Cijin

  1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • There were also numerous oyster farms along the beaches of Cijin District before ports and harbours were renovated (see figure 8.4). These farms created many job opportunities.2009, Henry T. Chen, “The Culture and Daily Life of the Kaohsiung Fishing Communities”, in Taiwanese Distant-Water Fisheries in Southeast Asia, 1936-1977, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador...
  2. An island of Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • 4 p.m. - Cijin island is a five-minute ferry ride from the navy base. There is a long beach -- far from Taiwan’s finest -- but the beautiful fort on the headland is the real reason to come here. The main town is full of seafood restaurants, should you wish to stay for dinner. Expect high quality...2008 June 26, “Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2020

Origin of Chichin

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 旗津 (Chʻi²-chin¹).

Questions about Chichin

What is Chichin the alternative form of?
Chichin is the alternative form of Cijin.

Words near Chichin in the dictionary

  1. chichi men
  2. Chichibu
  3. chichicoya
  4. chichicoyas
  5. Chichihaerh
  6. Chichin
  7. chiching
  8. chichis
  9. chichling
  10. chichling vetch
  11. chichling-vetch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chichin (page history and authors); Cijin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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