雙溪

Chinese

		two; double; pair two; double; pair; both	creek
trad. (雙溪)		雙	溪
simp. (双溪)		双	溪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuāngxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ kai¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sûng-hâi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siang-khe / siang-khoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuāngxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuangsi
    • Wade–Giles: shuang¹-hsi¹
    • Yale: shwāng-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuangshi
    • Palladius: шуанси (šuansi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ kai¹
    • Yale: sēung kāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ kai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ kei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sûng-hâi
    • Hakka Romanization System: sung´ hai´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sung¹ hai¹
    • Sinological IPA: /suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hai̯²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-khe / siang-khoe
    • Tâi-lô: siang-khe / siang-khue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siangqef, siangqoef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siaŋ³³ kʰe³³/, /siaŋ³³ kʰue³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰue⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

Phono-semantic matching of Malay sungai (“river”), probably via Cantonese.

Noun

雙溪

1. (in Malay placenames) river

   Synonym: 宋溪

Derived terms

• 雙溪大年／双溪大年 (Shuāngxī Dànián)
• 雙溪毛糯／双溪毛糯 (Shuāngxī Máonuò)
• 雙溪蘭／双溪兰

 

Etymology 2

From earlier 頂雙溪／顶双溪 (Téng-siang-khe), originally referring to the area around the confluence of the Pinglin River (平林溪) and Mudan River (牡丹溪).

Proper noun

雙溪

1. (～區) Shuangxi (a district of New Taipei, Taiwan)