Huxi

See also: hūxī and Húxī

English

Alternative forms

• Huhsi (Wade–Giles)
• Husi (Tongyong Pinyin)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湖西 (Húxī).

Proper noun

Huxi

1. A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan.
   • 2014 July 23, Faith Hung, “Leaders of Taiwan, China offer condolences for 48 dead in plane crash”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 04 October 2023, Industrials‎^[2]:

     The aircraft took off from Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung, headed for the island of Makong, but crash-landed in Huxi township of Penghu County, the main island of the chain also known as the Pescadores.

   • 2018 June 4, “The Windswept Allure of Penghu”, in Taiwan Business TOPICS‎^[3], archived from the original on 2020-09-25‎^[4]:

     There is much to see and do in Magong City and the adjacent township of Huxi, but even those staying on the islands for just one night should make good use of the bridges and causeways that provide access to the islands of Baisha and Xiyu.
     Road 203 heads north out of Magong – home to over half of the county’s 104,000 permanent residents as well as serving as the archipelago’s administrative center — and through Huxi before veering westward across Baisha.

   • 2018 July 23, “Oil spill recovery likely to take two years: CPC”, in Radio Taiwan International‎^[5], archived from the original on May 04, 2024:

     The spill, which took place last June, has only recently come to light. Company executives say they were not notified of the spill until a year after it took place. Seven employees are facing punishment for their role in the incident.
     The affected area is more than 0.8 hectares plot of land in Huxi Township, on the offshore islands of Penghu.

2. A rural village in Huxi, Penghu County, Taiwan.

Translations

rural township in Penghu (the Pescadores)

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 湖西 (Ô͘-sai)

  Mandarin: 湖西 (zh) (Húxī)