西敏

Chinese

		west	phonetic
simp. and trad. (西敏)		西	敏

Etymology

Literal + phonetic translation of English Westminster.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīmǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄇㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ man⁵
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-min

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xīmǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄇㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Simǐn
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-min³
    • Yale: Syī-mǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shimiin
    • Palladius: Симинь (Siminʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ man⁵
    • Yale: sāi máhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ man⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ men⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ mɐn¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shi-min
    • MiniDict: shi^平 min
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-min
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ min²¹/

Proper noun

西敏

1. Westminster

Derived terms

• 西敏制 (Xīmǐnzhì)
• 西敏寺 (Xīmǐnsì)