四縣
See also: 四县
Chinese
| four | a district; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (四縣) | 四 | 縣 | |
| simp. (四县) | 四 | 县 | |
Etymology
This term, attested in 臺日大辭典 [1931], refers to four counties of the Jiaying Prefecture during the Qing dynasty: Xingning (興寧), Changle (長樂, now called Wuhua 五華), Pingyuan (平遠) and Zhenping (鎮平, now called Jiaoling 蕉嶺). Taiwanese Hakkas who speak the Sixian dialect can generally trace back their ancestry to these counties.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sìxiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìhsiàn
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ4-hsien4
- Yale: sz̀-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhshiann
- Palladius: сысянь (sysjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sei3 jyun6
- Yale: sei yuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sei3 jyn6
- Guangdong Romanization: séi3 yun6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sei̯³³ jyːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-yen
- Hakka Romanization System: xi ien
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi4 yan4
- Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ i̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-yan
- Hakka Romanization System: xi (r)ian
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi4 yan4
- Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ (j)i̯an⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: siˇ rhanˇ
- Sinological IPA: /si¹¹ ʒan¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-koān
- Tâi-lô: sù-kuān
- Phofsit Daibuun: suo'koan
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /su²¹⁻⁴¹ kuan³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
四縣
- (～腔, ～話) Sixian dialect of Hakka
- 講四縣／讲四县 [Sixian Hakka] ― kóng Si-yen [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― to speak the Sixian dialect
Derived terms
Proper noun
四縣
- (historical) Sixian (four counties)