Meaning of Kinmenese | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The people of Kinmen islands.
   plural, plural-only
2. The variant of Hokkien spoken in Kinmen.

Examples

“The Kinmenese would collect⟳ the shrapnel and make⟳ knives; the metal was strong and sharp enough to cut⟳ through almost anything.”

“Between the 1950s and 1970s, Kinmenese weren't permitted to move⟳ away.”

“The thaw began in 2001, when Kinmen opened transportation and trade⟳ links with the mainland. Since then, roughly 20 million Chinese tourists have⟳ streamed in from southern Fujian province, where the language, food and bowed "swallowtail" roofs on traditional homes are all recognizable on Kinmen. Until the 22-minute ferry rides were stopped during the coronavirus outbreak, Kinmenese made countless trips the other way for weekly shopping or visits to ancestral homes and temples. Those trips are welcomed — and assiduously courted — by Communist Party-linked liaison groups. . . . But peel back the jockeying among political parties, the talk⟳ of war or subjugation, and what remains is what many Kinmenese say⟳ is a basic fact: They simply don't feel⟳ Taiwanese. . . . When DPP leaders visit⟳, Wang and her peers who voted for Tsai ask⟳ them to pay⟳ more attention to Kinmen, to promote⟳ investment that could lure young Taiwanese to settle⟳ there or young Kinmenese to move⟳ back.”

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