西城
Chinese
| west | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (西城) |
西 | 城 | |
| anagram | 城西 | ||
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sichéng
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-chʻêng2
- Yale: Syī-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shicherng
- Palladius: Сичэн (Sičɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 sing4
- Yale: sāi sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
西城
- (~區) Xicheng (a district of Beijing, China)
- (~街道) Xicheng (a subdistrict of Zengdu district, Suizhou, Hubei, China)
- (~街道) Xicheng (a subdistrict of Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
- (~經濟技術開發區) Xicheng (an economic and technological development zone in Zhangwan district, Shiyan, Hubei, China)
- (literary) Alternative name for 西雅圖/西雅图 (Xīyǎtú, “Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)”).
- 《西城時報》/《西城时报》 ― “Xīchéng shíbào” ― Seattle Chinese Times
- 1989, 李辰雄, 西雅圖隨筆[1]:
- 1992, 廣角鏡[2]:
- 座落在華盛頓州西雅圖市的西城大學,創立已超過百年,為西北地區唯一培訓耶穌會教士的中心 [MSC, trad.]
- zuòluò zài Huáshèngdùn Zhōu Xīyǎtú Shì de Xīchéng Dàxué, chuànglì yǐ chāoguò bǎinián, wèi xīběi dìqū wéiyī péixùn Yēsūhuì jiàoshì de zhōngxīn [Pinyin]
- Seattle University, located in Seattle, Washington, has been established for over a hundred years. It is the only institution in the American Northwest to train Jesuit clergypeople.
座落在华盛顿州西雅图市的西城大学,创立已超过百年,为西北地区唯一培训耶稣会教士的中心 [MSC, simp.]
- an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 西城, Saijō
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- → English: Xicheng
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 西 | 城 |
| さい Grade: 2 |
じょう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
西城 • (Saijō)
- a surname
- 西城秀樹
- Saijō Hideki
- Hideki Saijo
- 西城秀樹