Hsinchu

== English == === Alternative forms === Hsin-chu (also from Wade–Giles) Sinchu (Postal Romanization) Sinjhu (Tongyong Pinyin) Xinzhu (Hanyu Pinyin) === Etymology === From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 新竹 (Hsin¹-chu²). === Pronunciation === enPR: shĭn′jo͞o′ Hyphenation: Hsin‧chu === Proper noun === Hsinchu A city in northern Taiwan, sixth largest city in Taiwan, southwest of Taipei. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hsinchu. A county in northern Taiwan. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hsinchu. ==== Synonyms ==== (from Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Sin-tek ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Hsinchu, Hsin-chu, Sinchu, Xinzhu”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hsinchu or Sinchu”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[15], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1319, column 2 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃint.ʃu/ === Proper noun === Hsinchu ? Hsinchu (a city northern Taiwan)