Xi'an

See also: xī'àn, xian, Xian, xián, xiàn, xiān, xiǎn, Xī'ān, and xī'ān

English

Alternative forms

• Xian (sometimes proscribed)
• Sian (obsolete)

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 西安 (Xī'ān, “Western Peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪˈæn/, /ˈʃiːˈɑːn/

Proper noun

Xi'an

1. A city in central China, now the capital of Shaanxi

   Synonym: (historical) Chang'an

Translations

a city of China

• Arabic: شِيَان m (šiyān), شِيئَان m (šiʾān)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 西安 (sai¹ on¹)

  Mandarin: 西安 (zh) (Xī'ān)

• Finnish: Xian
• French: Xi’an f
• Hungarian: Hszian
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• Japanese: 西安 (せいあん, Seian)
• Korean: 시안 (ko) (Sian)
• Lü: ᦌᦲᧈᦁᧃᧈ (sii¹ʼan¹)
• Macedonian: Сји́ан m (Sjían)
• Russian: Сиа́нь m (Siánʹ)
• Vietnamese: Tây An (vi)
• Zhuang: Sih'anh

Anagrams

• Axin, Naxi, axin