林投
Chinese
woods; forest | to throw; to send | ||
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simp. and trad. (林投) |
林 | 投 |
Etymology
There is a folk etymology that the name derives from the Taiwanese folktale/legend of 'Sister Pandanus' (林投姐), in which the titular character commits suicide by 'throwing' herself from the pandanus 'tree' (and by extension 'forest').
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