Qijin

See also: qǐjìn, qìjīn, and Qíjīn

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 旗津 (Qíjīn).

Proper noun

Qijin

1. Alternative form of Cijin
   • 2007, transl., Chu Tʽien-hsin, translated by Howard Goldblatt, The Old Capital: A Novel of Taipei‎^[1], Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 14:

     . . . I took off from work to wander alone in Qijin instead of returning to Taipei, after breaking up with the disconsolate girl, so my hero and heroine did not go to the Dongshan River and definitely did not go to Kending, but went to Qijin instead!

   • 2013, Sarah Sweeney, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides)‎^[2], 5th edition, Apa Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 250:

     TIP Meal prices on Kaohsiung's Qijin island are often not listed, or are unclear. There will be little or no English, so bring a local friend if possible, and be sure to confirm the price of each individual dish before it is served.

   • 2018 November 10, John Hsieh, “[LETTER] Vote China out of Taiwan”, in Taipei Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 November 2018, Editorials, page 8:

     He said his government would not allow any political movements in the city, but would focus efforts on promoting economics, building a Ferris wheel, building a casino in Qijin District (旗津), recognizing celebrities such as Chen Shu-chu (陳樹菊) and developing Taiping Island (太平, Itu Aba).

   • 2019 October 25, David Spencer, “Hilarious Han is taking Taiwan’s voters for fools once more”, in Taiwan News‎^[4], archived from the original on 3 November 2019:

     Let’s have a quick recap of some of Han’s more rational campaign pledges during last year's mayoral campaign to see how he has performed in his current position. We will leave aside things like building a Disneyland, drilling for oil off the Taiping Islands, constructing an F1 circuit, and turning Qijin Island into Taiwan’s Las Vegas — after all, these sorts of things take time to deliver.

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

Translations

Cijin — see Cijin