Hsiyin
Hsiyin is the alternative form of Xiyin.
Meaning of Xiyin
Proper noun
Xiyin
- An island of Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
- One of the four fishermen from Lianjiang County of east China’s Fujian Province was shot dead by soldiers of the Taiwan authorities stationed on the Xiyin Island when the fishermen were looking for fishing tackle near the island that day. The Taiwan soldiers continued shooting as the fishermen were...
- At about 0110 on 6 August, four crew members of the "Minlianyu 0210" fishing boat of Nan Village of Lianjiang County’s Tailu Town were looking for fishing tackle near the Latou Reef south of the Xiyin Island, when troops of the Taiwan authorities on Xiyin Island fired at them and 28-year old^([sic...1995 August 10 [1995 August 9], “ARATS Condemns Killing of Mainland Fisherman”, in Daily Report: China, number 95-154, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Beijing XINHUA, →ISSN...
Origin of Hsiyin
From Mandarin 西引 (Xīyǐn) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-yin³.
Questions about Hsiyin
- What is Hsiyin the alternative form of?
- Hsiyin is the alternative form of Xiyin.
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