西廠

Chinese

		west	factory; yard; depot factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
trad. (西廠)		西	廠
simp. (西厂)		西	厂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīchǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄔㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ cong²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xīchǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄔㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sichǎng
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-chʻang³
    • Yale: Syī-chǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shichaang
    • Palladius: Сичан (Sičan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ cong²
    • Yale: sāi chóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ tsong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ cong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

西廠

1. (historical) Western Depot (a Ming dynasty spy and secret police agency run by eunuchs)

   Coordinate terms: 錦衣衛 / 锦衣卫 (Jǐnyīwèi), 東廠 / 东厂 (Dōngchǎng), 內行廠 / 内行厂, 廠衛 / 厂卫 (chǎngwèi)