See Nangan on Wiktionary
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They are composed of five large and several smaller islands, which are administratively divided into the four villages of Nangan, Beigan, Jyuguang and Dongyin. According to the national census of 1997 5,360 people live on the Matsu islands with more than 60% of the population living in Nangan.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 August 1, “No, this video does not show a Chinese military threat to Taiwan ahead of Pelosi’s visit”, in France 24, archived from the original on 2022-08-01:", "text": "The caption on the video posted nearly two years ago reads: “The military exercise (happens every year) recorded by the residents in Matsu, Taiwan. Netizens in Taiwan suggest it is the Nangan Township of the islands, and many comment that such an impressive force can surely scare people on the other side (China) to death.”", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, primarily made up of Matsu (Nangan) Island." ], "id": "en-Nangan-en-name-j0qU4Vdj", "links": [ [ "Lienchiang", "Lienchiang#English" ], [ "Taiwan", "Taiwan#English" ], [ "Matsu", "Matsu" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "100 0", "alt": "Wade–Giles", "word": "Nankan" } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "92 8", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "Nángān", "sense": "rural township", "word": "南竿" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "55 45", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "[1962, DeWitt S. Copp, “The Mudcats”, in The Odd Day, William Morrow and Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 59–60:", "text": "One hundred and fifty miles north of Quemoy on Nankan Island, it wasn't the sound of Communist artillery fire that awoke Lieutenant Colonel Carl Kueffer, but the persistent jangling of his telephone.[…]The one landing strip in the Matsus, and good for light aircraft only, was on the second largest island, Peikan. Between Nankan and Peikan lay the Matsu Straits, a twisted riptide-torn channel, boasting freak winds and bouldered shores.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "[1973 November 4, “Matsu is strong, prosperous”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 43, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:", "text": "There has been no attempt to mount an amphibious assault on Matsu, and with good reason. Nankan is almost straight up and down and nearly devoid of landing places. Embryo beaches are guarded by barbed wire and mines. Traffic in and out of Nankan is by landing boat and planking.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2021 June 8, Kelvin Chen, “Taiwan's Control Yuan investigates ecological impact of China's illegal sand dredging”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2021-06-08:", "text": "The Control Yuan on Tuesday afternoon stated via a press release that it had accepted a video petition from the Lienchiang County Government to investigate, CNA reported. County Secretary-General Chang Lung-te (張龍德) said that in recent years, there have been hundreds of Chinese ships pumping sand in the area every day, and an increasing number of 4,000-ton ships have entered waters near Nangan, causing coastal erosion and ecological destruction to the seabed ecological system.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 March 24, Sarah Wu, “Ukraine war reverberates on Taiwan's 'frontline of democracy'”, in Gerry Doyle, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-05-10, 公司新闻(英文):", "text": "On the main island of Nangan, former military brothels and underground bunkers house exhibits that opened last month as part of the inaugural Matsu Biennial art festival.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Synonym of Matsu (island)" ], "id": "en-Nangan-en-name-VYw9Me1a", "links": [ [ "Matsu", "Matsu#English" ], [ "island", "island" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "extra": "island", "tags": [ "synonym", "synonym-of" ], "word": "Matsu" } ] } ], "wikipedia": [ "Nangan" ], "word": "Nangan" }
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County Secretary-General Chang Lung-te (張龍德) said that in recent years, there have been hundreds of Chinese ships pumping sand in the area every day, and an increasing number of 4,000-ton ships have entered waters near Nangan, causing coastal erosion and ecological destruction to the seabed ecological system.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2022 March 24, Sarah Wu, “Ukraine war reverberates on Taiwan's 'frontline of democracy'”, in Gerry Doyle, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-05-10, 公司新闻(英文):", "text": "On the main island of Nangan, former military brothels and underground bunkers house exhibits that opened last month as part of the inaugural Matsu Biennial art festival.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Synonym of Matsu (island)" ], "links": [ [ "Matsu", "Matsu#English" ], [ "island", "island" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "extra": "island", "tags": [ "synonym", "synonym-of" ], "word": "Matsu" } ] } ], "synonyms": [ { "alt": "Wade–Giles", "word": "Nankan" } ], "translations": [ { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "Nángān", "sense": "rural township", "word": "南竿" } ], "wikipedia": [ "Nangan" ], "word": "Nangan" }
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