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Xiamen

American

[shyah-mœn] / ˈʃyɑˈmœn /

(Wade-Giles) Hsiamen

noun

Pinyin.

an island near the Chinese mainland in the Taiwan Strait.
a seaport on this island.

Xiamen British

/ ˈʃjɑːˈmɛn /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Amoy

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A research team led by Wuhong Zhang and Lixiang Chen at Xiamen University has now demonstrated a working solution.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Xiamen Limbach didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Across the narrow strip of water, AFP could see the skyline of the Chinese city of Xiamen, the piers of China's unfinished Xiamen-Kinmen bridge and Xiamen's new international airport, due to open next year.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Much of Kinmen's economy is now geared towards serving Chinese tourists who take ferries across the narrow waterway from Xiamen, the nearest Chinese city.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

From some parts of the archipelago, the southern Chinese city of Xiamen is visible to the naked eye.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

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