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Xiju

Syllables: Xi·ju

Xiju proper noun: an island of Juguang, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.

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
    • Three ferries per day sail from Nangan to Xiju’s Qingfan Port and Dongju’s Mengao Harbour (departs 🕘︎ 07.00, 11.00 & 14.30; takes 50mins; NTD200 one-way). These boats sometimes stop at Dongju before Xiju; confirm the first destination when buying your ticket. Sailing time between Xiju and Dongju is...2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 328

Examples of Xiju in a sentence

  • Three ferries per day sail from Nangan to Xiju’s Qingfan Port and Dongju’s Mengao Harbour (departs 🕘︎ 07.00, 11.00 & 14.30; takes 50mins; NTD200 one-way).2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 328:
  • The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands.2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet...
  • In the past, stowaways often used intermediaries at sea to pick them up and take them to Nangan (南竿) or Xiju (西莒) islands to wait for an opportunity to sneak into Taiwan proper, she said.2019 June 19, “Matsu authorities aim to crack down on smuggling”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2019...

Forms of Xiju

alternative formSijyu
alternative formHsichu

Origin of Xiju

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 西莒 (Xījǔ).

Questions about Xiju

What does Xiju mean?
Xiju means an island of Juguang, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
How do you use Xiju in a sentence?
Three ferries per day sail from Nangan to Xiju’s Qingfan Port and Dongju’s Mengao Harbour (departs 🕘︎ 07.00, 11.00 & 14.30; takes 50mins; NTD200 one-way).
What part of speech is Xiju?
Xiju is a proper noun.

Words near Xiju in the dictionary

  1. XIIIth
  2. Xiism
  3. XIIth
  4. Xiji
  5. Xijing
  6. Xiju
  7. xilazine
  8. Xiling
  9. Xilingol
  10. xilingolite
  11. xilingsaponin

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