Kinmen

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Kinmen

/ˈkɪn(ˌ)mɛn/
/ˈkɪn(ˌ)mən/

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Jinmen · Chinmen · Chin-men

A county of Taiwan. The Kinmen County Government reported that during the past four months of Red bombardment of Kinmen, a total of 105 civilians were killed and 312 wounded.
An island of Kinmen County, Taiwan. 5. Chi Govt wishes to call attn of US Govt again to fact that Chi Govt is at present maintaining positions on a nr of islands such as Lintin and Lema Islands off Canton, Kinmen Island off Amoy, Matsu Island off Foochow, Tachen Islands off Chekiang Province, etc. These island positions, together with
Similar: Quemoy

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name county of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

한국어	진먼 jinmeon
日本語	金門 Kinmon
中文	金門 /金门 Jīnmén
Русский	Цзиньмэнь Czinʹmɛnʹ
Tiếng Việt	Kim Môn

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@misc{kinmen_2026,
  title = {Kinmen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kinmen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}