dongyin
/dɔŋ.jɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An island of Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.
Example Sentences
- "The Military Trail Challenge is taking place in Dongyin Township on the Matsu Islands, a chain that sits directly next to China and is on Taiwan’s first line of defense.[…] At the end of the race, all contestants will be rewarded with a feast of the local specialties and Dongyin Township’s special sorghum liquor."
- "SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE[…] "We're very used to these sounds," said Dongyin township chief Lin Te-chien, as he observed Wednesday's drills."
- "Taiwan's minor islands offer numerous opportunities. Matsu National Scenic Area, especially Dongyin Island, is excellent for spotting migrants between mid-April and mid-May and again from mid-September to mid-October."
- "The army and navy have purchased six sets of the short-range weapons systems to be in part deployed on Lienchiang County’s Dongyin Island (東引) and Kinmen County’s Wuchiu Island (烏坵). The Chinese-language United Daily News (UDN) yesterday reported that the Wuchiu system is expected to be deployed by June, while the system in Dongyin should become operational by the end of this year."
- "Anita Tsai, who runs a restaurant in Dongyin, Matsu’s northernmost island, shared the same frustrations over the frequent internet disruptions. “At its worst, it took me five minutes to watch a ten-second video,” said Tsai."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 東引