西子

Chinese

		west	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
simp. and trad. (西子)		西	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄗˇ

• Min Nan (POJ): Se-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Xīzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄗˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shitzyy
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-chú
    • Tâi-lô: Se-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sezuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Proper noun

西子

1. Xi Shi (alternative for 西施)