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Siyu

Siyu is the alternative form of Xiyu.

Meaning of Xiyu

Proper noun

Xiyu

  1. A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan.
    • In September 1953, Father Antonio Crotti was sent to Magong. Employing resources from the order, Crotti helped construct a fishing harbor on Dacang Islet (大倉島), two residential areas — Huei Ming New Village and Huei Ming Second Village — for the poor in Magong, as well as breakwaters and simple...2020 April 17, Lu Chun-yi [盧俊義], “Donations reflect a charitable past”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2020, Editorials, page 8
  2. An island of Xiyu, Penghu County, Taiwan.
    • Taiwan's first Mazu temple, dating back to the 14th century, can be found here, along with the ancient West Fort Xitai on Xiyu and a wealth of restored houses in the southern Fujian style.2011, Phil Macdonald, “Strait Islands”, in Taiwan, 3rd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 192, column 1

Origin of Siyu

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 西嶼/西屿 (Xīyǔ) Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǔ.

Questions about Siyu

What is Siyu the alternative form of?
Siyu is the alternative form of Xiyu.

Words near Siyu in the dictionary

  1. sixtytwo
  2. sixxen
  3. Siya
  4. Siyan
  5. Siyi
  6. Siyu
  7. siyum
  8. sizable
  9. sizableness
  10. sizably
  11. sizal

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