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Yanshuei

Syllables: Yan·shui

Yanshuei proper noun: a district of Tainan, Taiwan.

yanshuei: a district of Tainan, Taiwan
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Proper noun

Yanshuei

  1. A district of Tainan, Taiwan.
    • In Yanshuei Township 鹽水鎮, Tainan County, for example, huge numbers of beehive rockets are set off in gratitude to the 3rd century general Guandi 關帝 whose spirit is believed to have protected local people from a[...]2006, Taiwan Yearbook, Government Information Office, →OCLC, page 314
    • In some smaller towns in Taiwan, the Lantern Festival has taken uniquely local forms, including the gentle floating sky lanterns of Pingsin, Taipei County, and the high-intensity beehive rocket displays at Yanshuei in Tainan County.2009, Taiwan Business Topics, volume 39, American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 65

Examples of Yanshuei in a sentence

  • It is especially picturesque in Pingsi, where paper lanterns are launched into the sky and in Yanshuei near Chiayi where huge fireworks the size of trucks are part of the fun.2010, Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout, First-Time Asia (Rough Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 321:
  • The Yanshuei Beehive Fireworks Festival in the south of Taiwan is the third largest folk celebration in the world.2016, “FESTIVALS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!”, in Travel Weekly:
  • Like Taiwan’s other old settlements, Yanshuei used to be a walled town.2022 January 21, Steven Crook, “Highways & Byways: Charming antiquity: Tainan’s Yanshuei District”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
  • The Yanshuei District, Tainan, is once more in the public limelight because to tales and fantasies about the moon.2023 January 19, Tim Wu, “The Lunar New Year Attractions to See at Once, Lantern Festivals and Markets in Taiwan”, in National Immigration...

Forms of Yanshuei

alternative formYen-shui
alternative formYenshui
alternative Hanyu-PinyinYanshui

Origin of Yanshuei

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鹽水 (Yánshuěi).

Questions about Yanshuei

What does Yanshuei mean?
Yanshuei means a district of Tainan, Taiwan.
How do you use Yanshuei in a sentence?
It is especially picturesque in Pingsi, where paper lanterns are launched into the sky and in Yanshuei near Chiayi where huge fireworks the size of trucks are part of the fun.
What part of speech is Yanshuei?
Yanshuei is a proper noun.

Words near Yanshuei in the dictionary

  1. yanqui
  2. yanquis
  3. Yans
  4. Yanshan
  5. Yanshi
  6. Yanshuei
  7. Yanshui
  8. Yant
  9. Yanta
  10. Yantabulla
  11. Yantai

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