金门 (Jīn mén) — Kinmen or Quemoy islands (administered by Taiwan, near Fujian coast); Jinmen county (in Quanzhou, Fujian, PRC)
Definition
Proper noun referring to the Kinmen islands off the Fujian coast. Politically complex: administered by Taiwan (Republic of China) but historically and geographically tied to mainland China's Quanzhou, Fujian.
noun
Kinmen or Quemoy islands (administered by Taiwan, near Fujian coast)Jinmen county (in Quanzhou, Fujian, PRC)
Examples
- 金门。Cóng xià mén kě yǐ zuò chuán qù Jīn mén dǎo.You can take a ferry from Xiamen to Kinmen Island.
- 金门，。Jīn mén Xiàn lì shǔ yú quán zhōu shì, shì yí gè yán hǎi xiàn.Jinmen County is under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou city and is a coastal county.
- 金门。Zhè cì lǚ xíng jì huà qù Jīn mén kàn kàn nà lǐ de zhàn dì yí jì.This trip plans to go to Kinmen to see the battlefield relics there.
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