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Sijyu

Sijyu is the alternative form of Xiju.

Meaning of Xiju

Proper noun

Xiju

  1. An island of Juguang, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
    • This is the southernmost inhabited island in the Matsu archipelago, actually consisting of two islands, Dongju and Xiju.[…]Xijyu^([sic]) is a little more lively, but you'll likely be the main attraction, given the island's lack of actual tourist sights.2011, Phil Macdonald, “Strait Islands”, in Taiwan, 3rd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 206, column 1

Origin of Sijyu

Early 21st c., from the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西莒 (Xījǔ) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sijyǔ.

Questions about Sijyu

What is Sijyu the alternative form of?
Sijyu is the alternative form of Xiju.

Words near Sijyu in the dictionary

  1. Sijilmasa
  2. sijo
  3. SIJORI
  4. sijos
  5. SIJs
  6. Sijyu
  7. sik
  8. sika
  9. sika deer
  10. sika deers
  11. Sikaiana

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Sijyu (page history and authors); Xiju (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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