咪西

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (咪西)		咪	西
simp. #(咪西)		咪	西

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 飯(めし) (meshi, “cooked rice; a meal”). Originally a Kyowa-go term (Japanese-Chinese pidgin).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mīxi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧ ˙ㄒㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mīxi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧ ˙ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: misi̊
    • Wade–Giles: mi¹-hsi⁵
    • Yale: mī-syi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhi.shi
    • Palladius: миси (misi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵⁵ ɕi²/

Verb

咪西

1. (humorous, possibly dated) to have a meal

   • 哈嘍啊，飯已OK啦，下來咪西吧！ [MSC, trad.]
     哈喽啊，饭已OK啦，下来咪西吧！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: Zhao Benshan et al., 《昨天今天明天》, 1999 CCTV Spring Festival Gala

     Hālou a, fàn yǐ OK la, xiàlái mīxī ba! [Pinyin]

     Hello, the dinner is ready, get down here and eat!

Usage notes

Often used in reduplications: 咪西咪西.