西安
Chinese
editwest | content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how | ||
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trad. (西安) | 西 | 安 | |
simp. #(西安) | 西 | 安 | |
anagram | 安西 |
Etymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Usually glossed as meaning "Western Peace" but inclusive of the idea of "Western Pacification" or "Pacified Area", first adopted under the Ming Dynasty in 1369 as the city was conquered from the Yuan and protected with a new wall.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): Xǐ'ngǎn
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Щинан (Xinan, I-I)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 on1
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Să̤-ăng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): se1 ang1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1shi-oe1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xī'ān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Si-an
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-an1
- Yale: Syī-ān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shian
- Palladius: Сиань (Sianʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: Xǐ'ngǎn
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²¹ ŋã²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Щинан (Xinan, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²⁴ næ̃²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 on1
- Yale: sāi ōn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 on1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 on1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-ôn
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ onˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 on1
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ on²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: siˋ onˋ
- Sinological IPA: /si⁵³ on⁵³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Să̤-ăng
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛ⁵⁵ aŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: se1 ang1 [Phonetic: se5 ang1]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Sa̤-ang
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬe⁵³³⁻¹¹ aŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: se1 ang1 [Phonetic: se5 ang1]
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ aŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
edit西安
- (~市) Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, China)
- (~區) Xi'an (a district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China)
- (~區) Xi'an (a district of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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西 | 安 |
せい Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Proper noun
edit- Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China)
Korean
editHanja in this term | |
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西 | 安 |
Proper noun
editVietnamese
editchữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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西 | 安 |
Proper noun
edit西安
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