塞壬

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (塞壬)		塞	壬
simp. #(塞壬)		塞	壬

Etymology

Borrowed from English siren.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sàirén

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi³ jam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sàirén
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sàirén
    • Wade–Giles: sai⁴-jên²
    • Yale: sài-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sayren
    • Palladius: сайжэнь (sajžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi³ jam⁴
    • Yale: choi yàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi³ jam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi³ yem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jɐm²¹/

Noun

塞壬

1. (Mainland China, Hong Kong, mythology) siren

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 賽蓮／赛莲 (sàilián)