xí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "xi"

Mandarin

Romanization

xí (xi², Zhuyin ㄒㄧˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 习
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傎
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 奙
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媳
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 崲
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶍
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 席
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徯
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搸
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擕
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攙／搀
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 昔
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 棤
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 椺
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 槢
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 檄
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欯
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 漝
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濕／湿
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焟
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焬
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 熄
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 猎
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獥
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 畝／亩
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瘜
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 習／习
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蒠
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蒳／𰱌
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蓆／席
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薂
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蜲
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠱／蛊
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 袭
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 裼
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 褵
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襲／袭
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 覡／觋
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謵／𰶃
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 豀
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趘
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹊
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郋
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錫／锡
45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鎴
46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 钖
47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 锡
48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隰
49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霫
50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 飁／𱃟
51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騽／𱅩
52. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鰼／鳛
53. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鳛
54. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鼷
55. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔒

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɪj˦˥]

Etymology 1

Verb

xí

1. (colloquial) to appropriate (something) to oneself; to claim or assume (presumptuously)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 廁.

Noun

xí

1. (chiefly in compounds) toilet; latrine

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chuồng xí
• hố xí
• nhà xí

 

Etymology 3

Noun

xí

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) tiny bit; a little bit

Etymology 4

Interjection

xí

1. (Southern Vietnam) Indicating mild discontent or disgust: ugh! huh! fie! hell!

Etymology 5

From Cantonese 死.

Verb

xí

1. (Southern Vietnam, derogatory) to die; to croak; to kick the bucket

Etymology 6

Adjective

xí

1. (Southern Vietnam) ugly; unattractive
2. (Southern Vietnam) bad; mean; evil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• xấu xí

 

Etymology 7

Sino-Vietnamese reading of various Chinese characters.

Romanization

xí

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 企
2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 幟
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