西引

Chinese

		west	to lead; to divert (water); to guide
simp. and trad. (西引)		西	引

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīyǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xīyǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǐn
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-yin³
    • Yale: Syī-yǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyiin
    • Palladius: Сиинь (Siinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

西引

1. (～島) Xiyin, Hsiyin (an island in Dongyin, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands)

Coordinate terms

• 東引／东引 (Dōngyǐn)

Descendants

• → English: Hsiyin, Xiyin