鎮西

Chinese

		composed; small town; to suppress composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to post	west
trad. (鎮西)		鎮	西
simp. (镇西)		镇	西

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhènxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˋ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan³ sai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhènxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhènsi
    • Wade–Giles: Chên⁴-hsi¹
    • Yale: Jèn-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jennshi
    • Palladius: Чжэньси (Čžɛnʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan³ sai¹
    • Yale: jan sāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan³ sai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen³ sei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

鎮西

1. (historical) (～縣) Old name for 巴里坤 (Bālǐkūn).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鎮	西
ちん Grade: S	せい > ぜい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鎭西 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Derivation uncertain.

In 743, the govermental name 大宰府 (Dazaifu) was renamed to Chinzeifu.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ち​んぜー [chíꜜǹzèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ちんぜー [chìńzéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩnd͡ze̞ː]

Proper noun

鎮(ちん)西(ぜい) • (Chinzei) 

1. old name of 九州 (Kyūshū)