陝西

See also: 陕西

Chinese

		Shan Pass	west
trad. (陝西)		陝	西
simp. (陕西)		陕	西

Etymology

From its position west of the Shan Pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Shǎnxī

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˇ ㄒㄧ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Шанщи (Šanxi, I-0)
Cantonese (Jyutping): sim² sai¹
Gan (Wiktionary): 'sen³ xi¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Sám-sî

(Hailu, HRS): sham^ˊ si^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): sam³ xi¹
Eastern Min (BUC): Siēng-să̤
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sieng³ se¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Siám-sai

(Teochew, Peng'im): siam² sai¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵soe-shi₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shǎnxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shǎnsi
  - Wade–Giles: Shan³-hsi¹
  - Yale: Shǎn-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaanshi
  - Palladius: Шаньси (Šanʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Шанщи (Šanxi, I-0)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂæ̃²⁴ ɕi⁰/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sim² sai¹
  - Yale: sím sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sim² sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xim² sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːm³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'sen³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛn²¹³⁻¹³ ɕi⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sám-sî
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˋ xi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sam³¹ si²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sham^ˊ si^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃam²⁴⁻³³ si⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sam³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sam³¹ ɕi⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Siēng-să̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɛ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sieng³ se¹ [Phonetic: sieng⁵ ne¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Siâng-sa̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬiɛŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^(ɬ-)ne⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sieng³ se¹ [Phonetic: sieng⁵ ne¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬiɛŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^(ɬ-)ne⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siám-sai
  - Tâi-lô: Siám-sai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafmsay
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siam² sai¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siám sai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siam⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵soe-shi₁
  - MiniDict: soe^去 shi^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²soe-xi₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sø³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

陝西

(～省) Shaanxi (a province of China)
陝西麵食的種類和花樣真多。 [MSC, trad.]
陕西面食的种类和花样真多。 [MSC, simp.]
Shǎnxī miànshí de zhǒnglèi hé huāyàng zhēn duō. [Pinyin]
In Shaanxi there are so many different kinds and variations of food made from wheat.

Descendants

→ English: Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shensi, Xensi
→ Manchu: ᡧᠠᠨᠰᡳ (šansi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陝	西
せん Hyōgai	せい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Proper noun

陝(せん)西(せい) • (Sensei)

Shaanxi (a province of China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
陝	西

Proper noun

陝西 • (Seomseo) (hangeul 섬서)

hanja form^? of 섬서 : Shaanxi (a province of China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
陝	西

Proper noun

陝西

chữ Hán form of Thiểm Tây: Shaanxi (a province of China)