Xinwu
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Hsinwu
- (from Tongyong Pinyin) Sinwu
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新屋 (Xīnwū).
Proper noun
Xinwu
- A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- [2021 January 2, Pan, Jason, “Operator of bowling alley in 2015 blaze sentenced”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 01 January 2021:
- Liu Te-pin (劉得斌), 48, was convicted of negligence in maintaining the three-story building in Taoyuan’s Sinwu District (新屋) and breaches of fire safety codes.]
- 2022 August 14, Wu, Jui-chi; Chao Yen-hsiang, “Taoyuan Ghost Festival accident leaves 3 dead, 1 in coma”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 14 August 2022, Society:
- The accident reportedly took place late Saturday, as the men returned to shore after wading out into the waters near Yongan Fishing Port in Taoyuan's Xinwu District to perform a ritual to send away the evils and diseases while praying for peace and good fortune.
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