Matsu

¹ American  

[mat-soo, mat-soo, mah-dzoo] / mætˈsu, ˈmæt su, ˈmɑ dzu /

(Pinyin) Mazu

noun

1. Wade-Giles. an island off the southeastern coast of China, in the East China Sea: controlled by Taiwan. 17 sq. mi. (44 sq. km).

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matsu ² American  

[mat-soo] / ˈmæt su /

noun

1. a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.

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Matsu British  

/ mætˈsuː /

noun

1. an island group in Formosa Strait, off the SE coast of mainland China: belongs to Taiwan. Pop: 9800 (2007 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of matsu

1860–65; < Japanese, earlier matu

Example Sentences

China’s coast guard also said in a statement Thursday that they organized a fleet to carry out law enforcement drills near two islands near Kinmen and Matsu.

From Seattle Times

The drills, which started early Thursday, are happening all around the main island, including the Taiwan Strait to its west, and around the Taiwanese islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu and Dongyin.

From BBC

But it escalated its response Thursday by announcing that it was conducting sea and air exercises that would encircle Taiwan and draw close to the Taiwanese islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu and Dongyin in the Taiwan Strait.

From New York Times

About one-fifth of Taiwan’s 23 million people count themselves as Buddhist, another 5 percent are Christian, and over half take part in Taoism and a range of related folk religions, including worshiping Mazu, also spelt Matsu.

From New York Times

Last year, the outlying Matsu islands, within view of the Chinese coast, endured patchy internet for months after two undersea internet cables broke.

From New York Times