陝西

See also: 陕西

Chinese

		Shan Pass	west
trad. (陝西)		陝	西
simp. (陕西)		陕	西

Etymology

From its position west of the Shan Pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Shǎnxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˇ ㄒㄧ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Шанщи (Šanxi, I-0)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sim² sai¹
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'sen³ xi¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Sám-sî

  (Meixian, Guangdong): sam³ xi¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): Siēng-să̤
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Siám-sai

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siam² sai¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵soe-shi₁

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shǎnxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˇ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shǎnsi
    • Wade–Giles: Shan³-hsi¹
    • Yale: Shǎn-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaanshi
    • Palladius: Шаньси (Šanʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Шанщи (Šanxi, I-0)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂæ̃²⁴ ɕi⁰/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sim² sai¹
    • Yale: sím sāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sim² sai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xim² sei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːm³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'sen³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛn²¹³⁻¹³ ɕi⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sám-sî
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˋ xi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sam³¹ si²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: sam³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sam³¹ si⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Siēng-să̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɛ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siám-sai
    • Tâi-lô: Siám-sai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siafmsay
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siam² sai¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siám sai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siam⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵soe-shi₁
    • MiniDict: soe^去 shi^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²soe-xi₁
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sø³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

陝西

1. (～省) Shaanxi (a province of China)

   陝西麵食的種類和花樣真多。 [MSC, trad.]
   陕西面食的种类和花样真多。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shǎnxī miànshí de zhǒnglèi hé huāyàng zhēn duō. [Pinyin]

   In Shaanxi there are so many different kinds and variations of food made from wheat.

Descendants

• → English: Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shensi, Xensi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陝	西
せん Hyōgai	せい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Proper noun

陝(せん)西(せい) • (Sensei) 

1. Shaanxi

Korean

Hanja in this term
陝	西

Proper noun

陝西 • (Seomseo) (hangeul 섬서)

1. hanja form^? of 섬서 (“Shaanxi”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
陝	西

Proper noun

陝西

1. chữ Hán form of Thiểm Tây (“Shaanxi”).