Xi Hu

See also: Xīhú

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 西湖 (Xī Hú).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiː ˈhuː/
  • enPR: shēʹ ho͞oʹ

Proper noun

Xi Hu

  1. Synonym of West Lake.
    • 2011 March, Simon Lewis, The Rough Guide to Shanghai (Rough Guides)‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 156:
      The modern city is not of much interest in itself, but Xi Hu — the lake around which Hangzhou curls — and its shores still offer wonderful Chinese vistas of trees, hills, flowers, old causeways over the lake, fishing boats, pavilions and pagodas.