西皮

See also: 嬉皮

Chinese

		west	leather; skin; fur
simp. and trad. (西皮)		西	皮

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīpí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ pei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīpí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sipí
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-pʻi²
    • Yale: syī-pí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shipyi
    • Palladius: сипи (sipi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ pei⁴
    • Yale: sāi pèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ pei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ péi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 西皮

1. one of the two main types of melody in Chinese opera

See also

• 二黃／二黄 (èrhuáng)
• 皮黃／皮黄