寧夏

Chinese

		peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)	Western Xia
trad. (寧夏)		寧	夏
simp. (宁夏)		宁	夏

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Níngxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Нинщя (Ninxia, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁴ haa⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Nèn-ha

  (Hailu, HRS): nen ha^˖

• Eastern Min (BUC): Nìng-hâ
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): neng² ha⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Lêng-hā / Lêng-hēe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lêng⁵ hê⁷

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnin-ya

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Níngxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Níngsià
    • Wade–Giles: Ning²-hsia⁴
    • Yale: Níng-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ningshiah
    • Palladius: Нинся (Ninsja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Нинщя (Ninxia, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ²⁴ ɕia⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ning⁴ haa⁶
    • Yale: nìhng hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁴ haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ning⁴ ha⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²¹ haː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nèn-ha
    • Hakka Romanization System: nen^ˇ ha
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nen² ha⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /nen¹¹ ha⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: nen ha^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /nen⁵⁵ ha³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Nìng-hâ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(h-)ŋɑ²⁴²/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: neng² ha⁵ [Phonetic: neng⁴ ha⁵]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Néng-hā
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɛŋ¹³⁻⁴² ha¹¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: neng² ha⁵ [Phonetic: neng⁴ ha⁵]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɛŋ²⁴⁻⁴² ha²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lêng-hā
    • Tâi-lô: Lîng-hā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lengha
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ha³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ha⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ha²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lêng-hēe
    • Tâi-lô: Lîng-hēe
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² hɛ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lêng⁵ hê⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lêng hē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ he¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnin-ya
    • MiniDict: nyin^去 ya
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyin-hhia
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²² ɦia⁴⁴/

Proper noun

寧夏

1. (～回族自治區, formerly ～省) Ningxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (a Hui autonomous region of China)

Descendants

• → English: Ninghsia, Ningsia, Ningxia
• → Manchu: ᠨᡳᠩ
  ᡥᡳᠶᠠ (ning hiya)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寧	夏
ねい Grade: S	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Proper noun

寧(ねい)夏(か) • (Neika) 

1. Ningxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (a Hui autonomous region of China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
寧	夏

Proper noun

寧夏 • (yeongha) (hangeul 영하)

1. hanja form^? of 영하 : Ningxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (a Hui autonomous region of China)

Proper noun

寧夏 • (nyeongha) (hangeul 녕하)

1. hanja form^? of 녕하 : Ningxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (a Hui autonomous region of China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
寧	夏

Proper noun

寧夏

1. chữ Hán form of Ninh Hạ: Ningxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (a Hui autonomous region of China)