西川
Chinese
| west | river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (西川) |
西 | 川 | |
| anagram | 川西 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīchuān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sichuan
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-chʻuan1
- Yale: Syī-chwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shichuan
- Palladius: Сичуань (Sičuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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西川
- (Standard Chinese)
Proper noun
西川
- (archaic) an alternate name for Yizhou (益州, an ancient name for the Sichuan basin)
References
- 西川 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Yizhou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 西 | 川 |
| にし Grade: 2 |
かわ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
西川 • (Nishikawa)
- a surname