Cijin

English

旗津海岸公園
CIJIN SEASIDE PARK

Alternative forms

• Ch'i-chin, Chichin (Wade–Giles)
• Qijin (Hanyu Pinyin)

Etymology

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 旗津 (Cíjin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰi t͡ɕin/

Proper noun

Cijin

1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. [from 21st c.]
   • 2009, Henry T. Chen, “The Culture and Daily Life of the Kaohsiung Fishing Communities”, in Taiwanese Distant-Water Fisheries in Southeast Asia, 1936-1977‎^[3], St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, published 2017, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 151:

     There were also numerous oyster farms along the beaches of Cijin District before ports and harbours were renovated (see figure 8.4). These farms created many job opportunities.

   • 2019, Angelo G. Garcia, “4 reasons why Kaohsiung should be your next destination”, in ABS-CBN‎^[4], archived from the original on 23 February 2020:

     Don't forget to visit the art installations at Cijin district, an island off the coast of Kaohsiung accessible via a tunnel or ferry ride.

   • 2023 June 11, Joseph Yeh, “Vietnam's accusation of sovereignty infringement "unacceptable": Taiwan”, in Focus Taiwan‎^[5], archived from the original on 2023-06-11, Politics‎^[6]:

     Taiping, also known as Itu Aba, the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島), lies 1,600 kilometers southwest of Kaohsiung and is administered as part of the special municipality's Cijin District.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Cijin.
2. An island of Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. [from 21st c.]
   • 2008 June 26, “Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan”, in Reuters‎^[7], archived from the original on 21 October 2020:

     4 p.m. - Cijin island is a five-minute ferry ride from the navy base. There is a long beach -- far from Taiwan’s finest -- but the beautiful fort on the headland is the real reason to come here. The main town is full of seafood restaurants, should you wish to stay for dinner. Expect high quality, tasty food and very reasonable prices.

   • 2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, Taiwan‎^[8], 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 256:

     The Chinese settled on Cijin Island in the late Ming dynasty, and throughout the Qing period Kaohsiung was an administrative centre for the Taiwan territory.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Cijin.

Translations

insular district of south Taiwan

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 旗津 (Kî-tin)

  Mandarin: 旗津 (zh) (Qíjīn)

• Japanese: 旗津 (きしん, Kishin)

Further reading

• Cijin, Chichin, Qijin at Google Ngram Viewer