Dasi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: däʹsûʹ
Etymology: From Mandarin 大溪 (Dàxī) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Dàsi.
Senses: examples: text: DASI, Taiwan - The two black marble sarcophagi sit in similar mausoleums less than a mile apart, each a one-story building of house size arranged around a tiny, grassy courtyard in a wooded valley an hour's drive southwest of Taipei.
ref: 2004 September 9, Keith Bradsher, “The Chiangs, Father and Son, Can't Rest in Peace Just Yet”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021, Dasi Journal:
text: At Cihhu (Cihu), near the town of Dasi (Daxi), 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Taipei on Provincial Highway 7, Chiang Kai-shek lies entombed above ground in a granite and marble coffin in one of his former country villas. The gravesite is “temporary,” as before his death Chiang had requested his body be returned to his native province of Zhejiang in mainland China.
ref: 2007, Phil Macdonald, Taiwan, 2nd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 122, column 1:
text: Dasi
South of Cape Sandiao, the northernmost foothills of the Syueshan Range rise — sharply from the coast, creating a striking backdrop to the small towns that DASI, 4km south of Dali, is a once-tranquil town that is quickly being transformed into Taiwan's premier surf centre. Dasi is widely o considered to have the most consistent beach break in northern Taiwan, and the waves on the edge of town in Honeymoon Bay hold great appeal for experienced and novice surfers alike, with typically hollow faces yet enough power and speed to lend themselves to shortboards and quick take-offs. There is also usually plenty of gentle swell for novices, and due to Dasi's proximity to Taipei it can be choked with Taiwanese beginners on summer weekends - seasoned riders are better off going during the week, when they often have the beautiful stretch of black-sand beach all to themselves.
ref: 2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 316:
text: Chao and the Fong Fei-fei Charity Foundation might seek legal action for unlicensed use of her name, he said.
The comments come after the grand opening of the Fong Fei-fei Story House in the singer’s native Dasi District (大溪).
The event, held by the Tokoham Culture and Education Foundation, was attended by Taoyuan Deputy Mayor Kao An-pang (高安邦) and Fong’s brother, Lin Yu-nung (林語農).
ref: 2022 January 9, Jung-ping Lee, Jonathan Chin, “Fong Fei-fei’s son weighing lawsuit against museum”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2022:
text: Originally organized by the Taoyuan Tofu Merchants’ Association to celebrate Dasi District’s (大溪) famous bean curd industry, the city government has since 2015 helped to run the annual festival.
ref: 2022 October 20, Jung-ping Lee, Kayleigh Madjar, “Taoyuan under fire over ‘bold’ dancers at festival in Dasi”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2022, Taiwan News:
text: The Generalissimo’s Garden in Taoyuan’s Dasi District (大溪) is an absurd, tragicomic collection of about 200 retired statues of former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石).
ref: 2024 January 16, JC Shen, “A view of Taiwan from Singapore”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2024, Editorials, page 8:
text: In non-mountainous areas, the lowest temperatures recorded early Monday were 11.2°C and 11.3°C in Taoyuan's Dasi District (大溪) and New Taipei City's Shihding District (石碇) respectively, the CWA said.
ref: 2025 January 6, “Snow caps tallest mountains as temperatures fall”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2025, Taiwan News, page 2:
glosses: Alternative form of Daxi.