Shilin

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See also: shílín and shìlín

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of Mandarin 士林 (Shìlín).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Shilin

  1. A district of Taipei, Taiwan.
    • 2013 April 11, Yeou-Jey Hsu, “36 Hours in Taipei, Taiwan”, in The New York Times[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 October 2013, Travel‎[5]:
      The Shida District appeals to the young and chic, and the Shilin District market is impressive for its sheer size.

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ “Taiwan place names”, in Pinyin.info[1], 2006, archived from the original on 2006-10-01[2]:
    This list of city and county names of places in Taiwan gives Chinese characters, Hanyu Pinyin, Tongyong Pinyin, and a commonly seen older form (usually bastardized Wade-Giles). [] 鄉鎮市區別 / Hanyu Pinyin (recommended) / Hanyu Pinyin (with tones) / Tongyong Pinyin / old forms [] 士林區 / Shilin / Shìlín / Shihlin / Shihlin
  2. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Shihlin”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[3], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1752, column 3

Further reading

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