Meaning of Jyuguang | Babel Free
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Noun. [B2]
Examples
“[…]Jyuguang, once known as Dongcyuan or Eastern Dog, and Sicyuan or Western Dog, the name derived from the island's supposed resemblance to a crouching dog in outlet of Min River, and named Jyuguang after Remembering the Spirit of Jyu[…]”
“The president said that from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. he had travelled to the Matsu County to visit seven of its islands, including Nangang, Beigan, Dongyin, Liangdao, Gaodeng, and the Jyuguang island^([sic]).”
Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)
“Jyuguang used to be named "Baicyuan" (White Dog Village) because two islands of it look like dogs lying in the sea. Considering the inadequate of the name, the name of the village was renamed Jyuguang in 1971. The name was given by late President Chiang Kai-shek following the old saying "Wu Wang Tsai Jyu" which means that "Don't forget the Jyu Country".”
莒光鄉原名白犬鄉,因某個角度視之,整個島嶼狀似「犬」而得名。 […] 由于名字不雅,民国六十年(1971)十月,经行政院核定名為更莒光鄉, […] 係先總統蔣公命名,寓意「毋忘在莒」。
“Lienchiang County has four townships – Nangan, Beigan, Jyuguang (Dungchu, Hsichu) and Dongyin. Its total size is 29.6 square kilometers; its population is a little over 9000.”
Fuchien Lienchiang District Prosecutors Office
“The offshore islands of Matsu belong to Lienchiang county and cover a total area of 25,052 ha. 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.”
“The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.”
“It was the third infected pig carcass found in the nation’s outlying islands, following dead hogs found in Kinmen’s Jinsha Township (金沙) in December last year and in Lienchiang County’s Jyuguang Township (莒光) in January, Council of Agriculture data showed.”
“The remote offshore areas set forth in the subparagraph 3 of paragraph 1 include:[…] 3. Beigan Township, Nangan Township, Jyuguang Township and Dongyin Township under the jurisdiction of Lienchiang County, Fuchien Province.”
“As the most important gateway of Nangan, Fuao Port is the major traffic terminal heading for Beigan, Dongyin, Jyuguang. Also, it has Taima Line between Dongyin and Keelung for travelers.”
“In addition to daily flights often disrupted by fog between March and May from and to Taiwan proper, ferries are the main means of transportation between Taiwan and Matsu and between islands in Matsu, including services from Nangan to Jyuguang Township two main islands -- Dongju and Xiju.”
“For Matsu, Jyuguang Township (莒光) includes two major islands, Dongjyu (東莒) and Sijyu (西莒), as well as smaller islets.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.