西子
Chinese
| west | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (西子) |
西 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīzǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sizǐh
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-tzŭ3
- Yale: Syī-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shitzyy
- Palladius: Сицзы (Siczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sai1 zi2
- Yale: sāi jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- Homophones:
篩子 / 筛子
西紙 / 西纸
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-chú
- Tâi-lô: Se-tsú
- Phofsit Daibuun: sezuo
- IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
西子
Synonyms
- 西施 (Xīshī)