西嶼

Chinese

		west	islet
trad. (西嶼)		西	嶼
simp. (西屿)		西	屿

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ zeoi⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-yî / Sî-yí
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sai-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xīyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-yü³
    • Yale: Syī-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyeu
    • Palladius: Сиюй (Sijuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ zeoi⁶
    • Yale: sāi jeuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ dzoey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ zêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-yî / Sî-yí
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi´ i´ / xi´ i`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi<sup>1</sup> yi<sup>1</sup> / xi<sup>1</sup> yi<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/, /si²⁴ i³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-yî / Sî-yí
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi´ (r)i´ / xi´ (r)i`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ yi¹ / xi¹ yi³
    • Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i²⁴/, /si²⁴ (j)i³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-sū
    • Tâi-lô: Sai-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: saisu
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

Proper noun

西嶼

1. (～島) Xiyu, Siyu, Hsiyu (an island in Penghu County, Taiwan)
2. (～鄉) Xiyu, Siyu, Hsiyu (a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan)

Synonyms

• (island): 漁翁島／渔翁岛

Descendants

• → English: Hsiyu, Siyu, Xiyu