"Lieyu" meaning in English

See Lieyu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From pinyin romanization of Mandarin 烈嶼 (Lièyǔ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|*烈嶼|tr=Lièyǔ}} 烈嶼 (Lièyǔ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lieyu
  1. A rural township in Kinmen County, Taiwan. Categories (place): Places in Kinmen County, Places in Taiwan, Townships Translations (rural township in Kinmen (Quemoy), Taiwan (ROC) named for its main island): 烈嶼 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 烈屿 (Lia̍t-sū) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 烈嶼 (Chinese Cantonese), 烈屿 (lit⁶ zeoi⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 烈嶼 (Chinese Mandarin), 烈屿 (Lièyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Lieyu-en-name-l3ATeAEU Disambiguation of 'rural township in Kinmen (Quemoy), Taiwan (ROC) named for its main island': 73 27
  2. An island in Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Kinmen County, Places in Taiwan Synonyms: Lieh Hsü, Lieh-yü, Liehyu (alt: Wade–Giles) Synonyms (island): Little Quemoy
    Sense id: en-Lieyu-en-name-PzDX4WMI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'island': 0 100

Alternative forms

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