English Explanatory Dictionary

Kinmen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A county of Taiwan.
  2. An island of Kinmen County, Taiwan.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪn(ˌ)mɛn/ /ˈkɪn(ˌ)mən/ jĭn′mŭn′ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kinmen.wav

Word forms

Kinmen Jinmen Chinmen Chin-men

Etymology

From the Nanking court dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of Mandarin 金門 (Jīnmén), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], parallel with names for the four townships of Kinmen Island: Kincheng, Kinhu, Kinning, and Kinsha.

Synonyms

Quemoy

Derived words

Kinmenese

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 金門 /金门 Chinese: 金門 /金门 Chinese Mandarin: 金門 /金门 Japanese: 金門 Korean: 진먼 Russian: Цзиньмэнь Vietnamese: Kim Môn
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