Liehyu

Proper noun

Lieyu

1. A rural township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.
   • Lieyu Township, encompassing what is known as Lesser Kinmen Island, is not controlled by the People’s Republic of China, nor is the much larger Kinmen Island nearby, even though both sit on the approaches to one of the mainland’s busiest ports.2016 June 7, Michael Forsythe, “Caught Between China and Taiwan, and Leaning Toward China”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
2. An island of Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.
   • Japanese blue jackets, who occuipied the Liehyu Islet "to the west. of the Quemoy Island on October 28, have been withdrawn, but those who landed on the Quemoy Island, numbering more than 1,000, and all belonging to Manchoukuo and Formosan armies, are still there.[1937 November 10 [1937 November 1], “JAPANESE WARSHIPS OFF AMOY”, in North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette, volume CCV, number 3666, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 211, column 1

   Synonyms:

   Little Quemoy, Lieh Hsü