sijyu
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Xiju.
Example Sentences
- "Jyuguang Township consists of two islands, Dongjyu and Sijyu."
- "In good weather, and especially during the busy summer tourist season, there are several ferries each day to Dongjyu and Sijyu from Nangan's Fuao Port (50 min, NT$140). If you want to see both, the way to do it without having to double back to Nangan is to start with Sijyu, spend the night there, then catch one of the six daily ferries that leave on the hour, every other hour (7am-5pm; 10 min, NT$20), stopping off at Dongjyu on the way back to Nangan."
- "This is the southernmost inhabited island in the Matsu archipelago, actually consisting of two islands, Dongjyu (Dongju) and Sijyu (Xiju).[…]Sijyu is a little more lively, but you'll likely be the major attraction, given the island’s lack of actual tourist sights."
- "Departure times for Lui Guan to Nangan are each schedule times mentioned above plus 50 minutes, for instance to get on board for：The first boat of the day, Please be at the dock of the Tung Lui or Sijyu at 08:20 for the Ticketing； The last boat of the day, Please be at the dock of the Tung Lui or Sijyu at 15:20 for the Ticketing."
- "For Matsu, Jyuguang Township (莒光) includes two major islands, Dongjyu (東莒) and Sijyu (西莒), as well as smaller islets."
Etymology
Early 21st c., from the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西莒 (Xījǔ) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sijyǔ.
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 西莒