獅嶼

See also: 狮屿

Chinese

lion islet
trad. (獅嶼) 獅 嶼
simp. (狮屿) 狮 屿
Literally: “lion islet”.

Etymology

Name change from 鼠嶼／鼠屿 (literally “rat islet”) in 1960.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

獅嶼

  1. Shi Islet (an islet of Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan)
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