Xinzhuang

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新莊 (Xīnzhuāng).

Proper noun

Xinzhuang

1. A district of New Taipei, Taiwan.
   • [2016 March 18, Abraham Gerber, “Residents criticize Sinjhuang development plans”, in Taipei Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 March 2016, Taiwan News, page 4‎^[2]:

     The New Taipei City Government’s development plans for Sinjhuang District (新莊) would see residents forced out of their homes, residents of the Wenzaizun (塭仔圳) area said yesterday, calling on the Ministry of the Interior to reject rezoning plans.]

   • 2022 January 7, Teng Pei-ju, “New Taipei mayor vows to build Xinzhuang into Taiwan film hub”, in Focus Taiwan‎^[3], archived from the original on 07 January 2022, Culture‎^[4]:

     New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) pledged to build the city's Xinzhuang District into a hub for Taiwan cinema at a ceremony to mark the inauguration of a new permanent base for the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) Friday.

Translations

district

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 新莊／新庄 (san¹ zong¹)

  Hokkien: 新莊／新庄

  Mandarin: 新莊／新庄 (zh) (Xīnzhuāng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can