西北

Chinese

		west	north
simp. and trad. (西北)		西	北

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīběi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ bak¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-pet
• Min Nan (POJ): sai-pak / se-pak

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīběi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shibeei
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ bak¹
    • Yale: sāi bāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ bak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ beg¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-pet
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi´ bed`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ bed⁵
    • IPA: /ɕi²⁴ pet̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-pak / se-pak
    • Tâi-lô: sai-pak / se-pak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sai'pag, se'pag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /saɪ³³ pak̚⁵/, /se³³ pak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/, /se⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/

Note: sai pak - summer shower.

Noun

西北

1. northwest
2. (Min Nan) summer shower; convectional rain

Synonyms

• (summer shower): 西北雨 (xīběiyǔ)

Proper noun

西北

1. (specifically) northwestern China

---

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	北
せい Grade: 2	ほく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

西北 (hiragana せいほく, rōmaji seihoku)

1. northwest