西席
Chinese
| west | banquet; woven mat; seat banquet; woven mat; seat; place | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (西席) |
西 | 席 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīxí
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sisí
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-hsi2
- Yale: syī-syí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyi
- Palladius: сиси (sisi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 zik6
- Yale: sāi jihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 dzik9
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 jig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
西席
- (literary, honorific) private tutor or secretarial assistant