洗米

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	rice; metre
trad. (洗米)		洗	米
simp. #(洗米)		洗	米

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐmǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄇㄧˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai² mai⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai² mai²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sé-mí

  (Hailu, HRS): se^ˊ mi^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): sê³ mi³

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): se³ bi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sóe-bí / sé-bí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐmǐ [Phonetic: xímǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄇㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐmǐ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-mi³
    • Yale: syǐ-mǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiimii
    • Palladius: сими (simi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai² mai⁵
    • Yale: sái máih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² mai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² mei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhai² mai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬai⁵⁵ ᵐbai⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sé-mí
    • Hakka Romanization System: se^ˋ mi^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: se³ mi³
    • Sinological IPA: /se³¹ mi³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: se^ˊ mi^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /se²⁴⁻³³ mi²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: sê³ mi³
    • Sinological IPA: /se³¹ mi³¹/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Jiangkou, Nanri)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: se³ bi³ [Phonetic: se⁵ bi³]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sâ̤-bî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ pi⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou, Fengting)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: se³ bi³ [Phonetic: se⁵ bi³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe³³²⁻²¹ pi³³²/
  • (Youyang)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: se³ bi³ [Phonetic: se⁵ bi³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /θe³³²⁻²¹ pi³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe-bí
    • Tâi-lô: sué-bí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soefbie
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé-bí
    • Tâi-lô: sé-bí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sefbie
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/

Verb

洗米

1. to rinse rice; to wash rice

Synonyms

• 淅 (xī)

Dialectal synonyms of 淘米 (“to rinse rice; to wash rice”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		淘米
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	淘米
	Taiwan	洗米
	Chengde	淘米
	Chifeng	淘米
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	淘米
	Heihe	淘米
	Qiqihar	淘米, 洗米
	Harbin	淘米
	Jiamusi	淘米
	Baicheng	淘米
	Changchun	淘米
	Tonghua	淘米
	Shenyang	淘米
	Jinzhou	淘米
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	淘米
	Tangshan	淘米
	Cangzhou	淘米
	Baoding	淘米
	Lijin	淘米
	Jinan	淘米
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	淘米
	Dandong	淘米
	Yantai	淘米
	Yantai (Muping)	淘米
	Qingdao	淘米
	Zhucheng	淘米
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	淘米
	Jining	淘米
	Wanrong	淘米
	Linfen	淘米
	Shangqiu	淘米, 洗米
	Yuanyang	洗米
	Zhengzhou	淘米
	Xinyang	淘米
	Baihe	淘米, 洗米
	Xi'an	淘米
	Baoji	淘米
	Tianshui	淘米
	Xining	淘米, 洗米
	Xuzhou	淘米
	Fuyang	淘米
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	淘米
	Lanzhou	淘米, 浪米
	Dunhuang	淘米
	Hami	淘米
	Ürümqi	淘米
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	淘米
	Nanchong	淘米
	Dazhou	淘米
	Hanyuan	淘米
	Xichang	淘米, 洗米
	Zigong	淘米
	Chongqing	淘米
	Wuhan	淘米, 洗米
	Yichang	淘米
	Xiangyang	淘米
	Tianmen	淘米, 洗米
	Guiyang	淘米
	Zunyi	淘米
	Bijie	淘米
	Liping	淘米
	Dali	淘米
	Kunming	淘米
	Mengzi	淘米
	Guilin	淘米
	Liuzhou	洗米, 淘米
	Jishou	淘米, 洗米
	Changde	淘米
	Hanzhong	淘米
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	淘米
	Yangzhou	淘米
	Lianyungang	淘米
	Lianshui	淘米
	Nantong	淘米
	Anqing	洗米
	Wuhu	淘米
	Hefei	淘米
	Hong'an	淘米, 洗米
Cantonese	Guangzhou	洗米, 淘米
	Hong Kong	洗米
	Taishan	洗米
	Kaiping (Chikan)	洗米
	Dongguan	洗米
Gan	Nanchang	淘米
	Lichuan	淘米, 洗米
	Pingxiang	洗米
Hakka	Meixian	洗米, 淘米
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	洗米
	Yudu	洗米
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	洗米
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	洗米
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	洗米
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	洗米
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	洗米
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	洗米
Huizhou	Jixi	淘米, 洗米
	Shexian	洗米
Jin	Taiyuan	淘米, 洗米
	Yangyuan	淘米
	Datong	淘米
	Xinzhou	淘米
	Lüliang (Lishi)	淘米
	Changzhi	淘米
	Linhe	淘米
	Jining	淘米
	Hohhot	淘米
	Erenhot	淘米
	Pingshan	淘米
	Zhangjiakou	淘米
	Handan	淘米, 洗米
	Linzhou	淘米
	Suide	淘米
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	洗米
Southern Min	Xiamen	洗米, 汏米
	Quanzhou	洗米, 汏米
	Jinjiang	汏米
	Zhangzhou	洗米
	Manila (Hokkien)	洗米
	Shantou	汏米
	Jieyang	洗米
	Haifeng	洗米
	Leizhou	洗米
	Haikou	彈米
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	淘米
Wu	Shanghai	淘米
	Shanghai (Chongming)	淘米
	Suzhou	淘米
	Danyang	淘米
	Hangzhou	淘米
	Ningbo	淘米
	Wenzhou	淘米
	Jinhua	洗米
Xiang	Loudi	淘米

References

• 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long]; 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu]; 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying]; 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019), “1559 淘米”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 444.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
洗	米
せん Grade: 6	まい Grade: 2
on'yomi	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんまい [sèńmáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞mːa̠i]

Noun

洗(せん)米(まい) • (senmai) ^{←せんまい (senmai)?}

1. washed rice
2. washed rice for offering to the gods

   Synonym: 饌米 (senmai)

Related terms

• 供(く)米(まい) (kumai)
• 無(む)洗(せん)米(まい) (musenmai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
洗	米

Noun

洗米 • (semi) (hangeul 세미)

1. hanja form^? of 세미