西安
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[edit]west | content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how | ||
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trad. (西安) | 西 | 安 | |
simp. #(西安) | 西 | 安 | |
anagram | 安西 |
Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Usually glossed as meaning "Western Peace" but inclusive of the idea of "Western Pacification" or "Pacified Area", first adopted under the Ming Dynasty in 1369 as the city was conquered from the Yuan and protected with a new wall.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): Xǐ'ngǎn
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Щинан (Xinan, I-I)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 on1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sî-ôn
- Eastern Min (BUC): Să̤-ăng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1shi-oe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Si-an
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-an1
- Yale: Syī-ān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shian
- Palladius: Сиань (Sianʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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醯胺
- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: Xǐ'ngǎn
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²¹ ŋã²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Щинан (Xinan, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²⁴ næ̃²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 on1
- Yale: sāi ōn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 on1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 on1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sî-ôn
- Hakka Romanization System: xiˊ onˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi1 on1
- Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ on²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Să̤-ăng
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛ⁵⁵ aŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
[edit]西安
- (~市) Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, China)
- (~區) Xi'an (a district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China)
- (~區) Xi'an (a district of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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西 | 安 |
せい Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Proper noun
[edit]- Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China)
Korean
[edit]Hanja in this term | |
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西 | 安 |
Proper noun
[edit]Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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西 | 安 |
Proper noun
[edit]西安
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