西 sai¹ {xī}

west

西 sai¹ {Xī}

1. the West
2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙
3. Spanish

西餅〔-饼〕 sai¹ beng² {xī bǐng}

(food) (of baked products) cake; western-style pastry

西便 sai¹ bin⁶ {xī biàn}

Western part

西斜 sai¹ ce⁴ {xī xié}

(adjective) (of a condo or a room) west-facing

西樵 sai¹ ciu⁴ {xī qiáo}

Northwest wind

西菜 sai¹ coi³ {xī cài}

western cuisine (spoken)

西多 sai¹ do¹ {xī duō}

French Toast

西化 sai¹ faa³ {xī huà}

Westernization; Westernized

西風〔-风〕 sai¹ fung¹ {xī fēng}

westerly wind

西京 sai¹ ging¹ {Xī jīng}

A capital city that is located in the western part

西人 sai¹ jan⁴ {xī rén}

(n.) refers to foreigner, usually Caucasian; a westerner

西冷 sai¹ laang¹ {xī lěng}

Sirloin

西梅 sai¹ mui² {xī méi}

Prunes

西樂〔-乐〕 sai¹ ngok⁶ {xī yuè}

Western music

西岸 sai¹ ngon⁶ {xī àn}

west bank; west shore; west coast

西片 sai¹ pin² {xī piàn}

western movies

西曬〔-晒〕 sai¹ saai³ {xī shài}

sunlight from the west

西隧 sai¹ seoi⁶ {xī suì}

Western Harbour Crossing; an immersed tube tunnel in Hong Kong

西環〔-环〕 sai¹ waan⁴ {xī huán}

Sai Wan, a town situated along the north-western coast of Hong Kong Island

西紙〔-纸〕 sai¹ zi² {xī zhǐ}

foreign currency (slang)

西亞〔-亚〕 sai¹ aa³ {Xī Yà}

Southwest Asia

西歐〔-欧〕 sai¹ au¹ {Xī ōu}

Western Europe

西北 sai¹ bak¹ {xī běi}

northwest

西邊〔-边〕 sai¹ bin¹ {xī biān}

1. west
2. west side
3. western part
4. to the west of

西部 sai¹ bou⁶ {xī bù}

western part

西餐 sai¹ caan¹ {xī cān}

1. Western-style food
2. CL: 份,頓

西沉 sai¹ cam⁴ {xī chén}

(of the sun) to set

西疇〔-畴〕 sai¹ cau⁴ {Xī chóu}

Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州, Yunnan

西秦 sai¹ ceon⁴ {Xī Qín}

Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)

西青 sai¹ cing¹ {Xī qīng}

Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市

西昌 sai¹ coeng¹ {Xī chāng}

1. Xichang cosmodrome
2. Xichang county level city in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

西牆〔-墙〕 sai¹ coeng⁴ {Xī qiáng}

Western Wall, or Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)

西充 sai¹ cung¹ {Xī chōng}

Xichong county in Nanchong 南充, Sichuan

西打 sai¹ daa² {xī dá}

cider (loanword)

西單〔-单〕 sai¹ daan¹ {Xī dān}

Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing

西德 sai¹ dak¹ {Xī Dé}

1. West Germany
2. German Federal Republic 德意志聯邦共和國

西頓〔-顿〕 sai¹ deon⁶ {Xī dùn}

Sidon (Lebanon)

西點〔-点〕 sai¹ dim² {Xī diǎn}

West Point, US military academy in New York

西點〔-点〕 sai¹ dim² {xī diǎn}

Western-style pastry

西端 sai¹ dyun¹ {xī duān}

western extremity

西弗 sai¹ fat¹ {Xī fú}

Sievert (Sv), unit of radiation damage used in radiotherapy

西非 sai¹ fei¹ {Xī Fēi}

West Africa

西鯡〔-鲱〕 sai¹ fei¹ {xī fēi}

allis shad (Alosa alosa)

西方 sai¹ fong¹ {Xī fāng}

1. the West
2. the Occident
3. Western countries

西服 sai¹ fuk⁶ {xī fú}

1. suit
2. Western-style clothes (historical usage)

西峰 sai¹ fung¹ {Xī fēng}

1. Western peak
2. Xifeng district of Qingyang city 慶陽市, Gansu

西豐〔-丰〕 sai¹ fung¹ {Xī fēng}

Xifeng county in Tieling 鐵嶺, Liaoning

西吉 sai¹ gat¹ {Xī jí}

Xiji county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia

西經〔-经〕 sai¹ ging¹ {xī jīng}

longitude west

西江 sai¹ gong¹ {Xī jiāng}

Xijiang River

西港 sai¹ gong² {Xī gǎng}

1. West Harbor
2. Hsikang township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

西固 sai¹ gu³ {Xī gù}

Xigu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市, Gansu

西貢〔-贡〕 sai¹ gung³ {Xī gòng}

1. Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam
2. Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong

西瓜 sai¹ gwaa¹ {xī guā}

1. watermelon
2. CL: 顆,粒,個

西夏 sai¹ haa⁶ {Xī Xià}

Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols

西峽〔-峡〕 sai¹ haap⁶ {Xī xiá}

Xixia county in Nanyang 南陽, Henan

西鄉〔-乡〕 sai¹ hoeng¹ {Xī xiāng}

Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中, Shaanxi

西海 sai¹ hoi² {Xī Hǎi}

Yellow Sea (Korean term)

西學〔-学〕 sai¹ hok⁶ {Xī xué}

1. Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing)
2. also called 洋務運動

西漢〔-汉〕 sai¹ hon³ {Xī Hàn}

Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢, Former Han Dynasty

西康 sai¹ hong¹ {Xī kāng}

historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安

西柚 sai¹ jau² {xī yòu}

grapefruit

西醫〔-医〕 sai¹ ji¹ {xī yī}

1. Western medicine
2. a doctor trained in Western medicine

西藥〔-药〕 sai¹ joek⁶ {xī yào}

Western medicine

西洋 sai¹ joeng⁴ {xī yáng}

1. the West (Europe and North America)
2. countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)

西戎 sai¹ jung⁴ {Xī róng}

1. the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards
2. Xionites (Central Asian nomads)

西嶼〔-屿〕 sai¹ jyu⁴ {Xī yǔ}

Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

西元 sai¹ jyun⁴ {xī yuán}

1. Christian era
2. Gregorian calendar
3. AD (Anno Domini)

西芹 sai¹ kan² {xī qín}

1. celery
2. parsley

西奇 sai¹ kei⁴ {xī qí}

sygyt (overtone singing)

西區〔-区〕 sai¹ keoi¹ {Xī qū}

1. west district of city
2. west zone
3. Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city

西拉 sai¹ laai¹ {Xī lā}

Syrah (grape type)

西林 sai¹ lam⁴ {Xī lín}

1. Xilin county in Baise 百色, Guangxi
2. Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang

西曆〔-历〕 sai¹ lik⁶ {xī lì}

1. Gregorian calendar
2. Western calendar

西陵 sai¹ ling⁴ {Xī líng}

Xiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市, Hubei

西遼〔-辽〕 sai¹ liu⁴ {Xī Liáo}

Western Liao, Khitan kingdom of central Asia 1132-1218

西螺 sai¹ lo⁴ {Xī luó}

Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

西涼〔-凉〕 sai¹ loeng⁴ {Xī Liáng}

Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)

西米 sai¹ mai⁵ {xī mǐ}

sago

西文 sai¹ man⁴ {Xī wén}

1. Spanish
2. Western language
3. foreign languages (in Qing times)

西敏 sai¹ man⁵ {Xī mǐn}

Westminster, a London borough

西面 sai¹ min⁶ {xī miàn}

1. west side
2. west

西門〔-门〕 sai¹ mun⁴ {Xī mén}

surname Ximen

西乃 sai¹ naai⁵ {Xī nǎi}

Sinai

西南 sai¹ naam⁴ {xī nán}

southwest

西藝〔-艺〕 sai¹ ngai⁶ {Xī yì}

1. Western skills
2. in Qing times, refers to Western technology, esp. military and naval know-how

西魏 sai¹ ngai⁶ {Xī Wèi}

Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏

西外 sai¹ ngoi⁶ {Xī Wài}

abbr. for 西安外國語大學

西嶽〔-岳〕 sai¹ ngok⁶ {xī yuè}

Mt Hua 華山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽

西寧〔-宁〕 sai¹ ning⁴ {Xī níng}

Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 in west China

西奈 sai¹ noi⁶ {Xī nài}

Sinai Peninsula

西安 sai¹ on¹ {Xī ān}

1. Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省 in northwest China
2. see 西安區

西皮 sai¹ pei⁴ {xī pí}

1. one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
2. see also 二黃

西平 sai¹ ping⁴ {Xī píng}

Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店, Henan

西西 sai¹ sai¹ {xī xī}

cubic centimeter (cc) (loanword)

西秀 sai¹ sau³ {Xī xiù}

Xixiu district of Anshun city 安順市, Guizhou

西施 sai¹ si¹ {Xī shī}

Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

西式 sai¹ sik¹ {xī shì}

Western style

西塔 sai¹ taap³ {xī tǎ}

theta (Greek letter Θθ)

西天 sai¹ tin¹ {Xī tiān}

the Western Paradise (Buddhism)

西華〔-华〕 sai¹ waa⁴ {Xī huá}

Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

西域 sai¹ wik⁶ {Xī yù}

Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關)

西和 sai¹ wo⁴ {Xī hé}

Xihe county in Longnan 隴南, Gansu

西湖 sai¹ wu⁴ {Xī hú}

1. Xihu or West lake (place name)
2. West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
3. Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

西側〔-侧〕 sai¹ zak¹ {xī cè}

1. west side
2. west face

西周 sai¹ zau¹ {Xī Zhōu}

Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

西晉〔-晋〕 sai¹ zeon³ {Xī Jìn}

Western Jin dynasty (265-316)

西子 sai¹ zi² {Xī zǐ}

another name for Xishi 西施

西征 sai¹ zing¹ {xī zhēng}

punitive expedition to the west

西裝〔-装〕 sai¹ zong¹ {xī zhuāng}

1. suit
2. Western-style clothes
3. CL: 套

西藏 sai¹ zong⁶ {Xī zàng}

1. Tibet
2. Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區

西北風〔--风〕 sai¹ bak¹ fung¹ {xī běi fēng}

Northwest wind; means 'air / nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'

西北風〔--风〕 sai¹ bak¹ fung¹ {xī běi fēng}

Northwest wind: means 'air / nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'

西布朗 sai¹ bou³ long⁵ {xī bù láng}

West Bromwich Albion

西餐房 sai¹ caan¹ fong² {xī cān fáng}

a western food restaurant

西斜熱〔--热〕 sai¹ ce⁴ jit⁶ {xī xié rè}

heat from facing a sunset (spoken)

西樵山 sai¹ ciu⁴ saan¹ {xī qiáo shān}

Xiqiao Mountain, place in China

西多士 sai¹ do¹ si⁶ {xī duō shì}

French toast

西九龍〔--龙〕 sai¹ gau² lung⁴ {xī Jiǔ lóng}

West Kowloon; a part of Kowloon in Hong Kong

西港城 sai¹ gong² sing⁴ {Xī gǎng chéng}

Western Market, located in Hong Kong

西貢區〔-贡区〕 sai¹ gung³ keoi¹ {Xī gòng qū}

Sai Kung District, located in Hong Kong

西瓜刀 sai¹ gwaa¹ dou¹ {xī guā dāo}

watermelon knife

西瓜瓤 sai¹ gwaa¹ nong⁴ {xī gua ráng}

the pulp of a watermelon

西營盤〔-营盘〕 sai¹ jing⁴ pun⁴ {xī yíng pán}

Sai Ying Pun, a town situated along the north-western coast of Hong Kong Island

西洋菜 sai¹ joeng⁴ coi³ {xī yáng cài}

(slang) 1. Female Westerner; 2. Western lady or girl

西洋鬼 sai¹ joeng⁴ gwai² {xī yáng guǐ}

westerners

西洋拳 sai¹ joeng⁴ kyun⁴ {xī yáng quán}

Western boxing

西洋參〔--参〕 sai¹ joeng⁴ sam¹ {xī yáng shēn}

American ginseng

西洋仔 sai¹ joeng⁴ zai² {xī yáng zǐ}

western guy

西門口〔-门-〕 sai¹ mun⁴ hau² {xī mén kǒu}

The west entrance; Ximenkou, a place in Guangzhou, China

西生菜 sai¹ saang¹ coi³ {xī shēng cài}

iceberg lettuce

西灣河〔-湾-〕 sai¹ waan¹ ho⁴ {xī wān hé}

Sai Wan Ho, a town situated along the north-eastern coast of Hong Kong Island

西裝褲〔-装裤〕 sai¹ zong¹ fu³ {xī zhuāng kù}

Suit pants

西裝友〔-装-〕 sai¹ zong¹ jau⁵ {xī zhuāng yǒu}

a man in a suit

西鵪鶉〔-鹌鹑〕 sai¹ am¹ ceon¹ {xī ān chún}

(Chinese bird species) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

西班牙 sai¹ baan¹ ngaa⁴ {Xī bān yá}

Spain

西北部 sai¹ bak¹ bou⁶ {Xī běi bù}

northwest part

西北方 sai¹ bak¹ fong¹ {xī běi fāng}

1. northwest
2. northwestern

西坡拉 sai¹ bo¹ laai¹ {Xī pō lā}

Zipporah, wife of Moses

西部片 sai¹ bou⁶ pin² {Xī bù piàn}

Western (film)

西半球 sai¹ bun³ kau⁴ {xī bàn qiú}

Western Hemisphere

西疇縣〔-畴县〕 sai¹ cau⁴ jyun⁶ {Xī chóu xiàn}

Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州, Yunnan

西青區〔--区〕 sai¹ cing¹ keoi¹ {Xī qīng qū}

Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市

西昌市 sai¹ coeng¹ si⁵ {Xī chāng shì}

Xichang county level city in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

西充縣〔--县〕 sai¹ cung¹ jyun⁶ {Xī chōng xiàn}

Xichong county in Nanchong 南充, Sichuan

西德尼 sai¹ dak¹ nei⁴ {Xī dé ní}

Sidney or Sydney (name)

西花廳〔--厅〕 sai¹ faa¹ teng¹ {Xī huā tīng}

Xihuating pavilion on west side on Zhongnanhai, home to 周恩來

西番蓮〔--莲〕 sai¹ faan¹ lin⁴ {xī fān lián}

passion flower

西方人 sai¹ fong¹ jan⁴ {Xī fāng rén}

1. Westerner
2. Occidental

西方狍 sai¹ fong¹ paau⁴ {xī fāng páo}

1. roe deer
2. capreolus capreolus

西豐縣〔-丰县〕 sai¹ fung¹ jyun⁶ {Xī fēng xiàn}

Xifeng county in Tieling 鐵嶺, Liaoning

西峰區〔--区〕 sai¹ fung¹ keoi¹ {Xī fēng qū}

Xifeng district of Qingyang city 慶陽市, Gansu

西格瑪〔--玛〕 sai¹ gaak³ maa⁵ {Xī gé mǎ}

1. sigma (Greek letter Σσ)
2. (symbol for standard deviation in statistics)

西格馬〔--马〕 sai¹ gaak³ maa⁵ {xī gé mǎ}

sigma (Greek letter Σσ)

西吉縣〔--县〕 sai¹ gat¹ jyun⁶ {Xī jí xiàn}

Xiji county in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia

西崗區〔-岗区〕 sai¹ gong¹ keoi¹ {Xī gǎng qū}

Xigang district of Dalian 大連市, Liaoning

西港鄉〔--乡〕 sai¹ gong² hoeng¹ {Xī gǎng xiāng}

Hsikang township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

西固區〔--区〕 sai¹ gu³ keoi¹ {Xī gù Qū}

Xigu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市, Gansu

西工區〔--区〕 sai¹ gung¹ keoi¹ {Xī gōng qū}

Xigong district of Luoyang City 洛陽市 in Henan province 河南

西夏區〔--区〕 sai¹ haa⁶ keoi¹ {Xī xià qū}

Xixia district of Yinchuan city 銀川市, Ningxia

西峽縣〔-峡县〕 sai¹ haap⁶ jyun⁶ {Xī xiá xiàn}

Xixia county in Nanyang 南陽, Henan

西鄉縣〔-乡县〕 sai¹ hoeng¹ jyun⁶ {Xī xiāng Xiàn}

Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中, Shaanxi

西鄉塘〔-乡-〕 sai¹ hoeng¹ tong⁴ {Xī xiāng táng}

Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市, Guangxi

西康省 sai¹ hong¹ saang² {Xī kāng shěng}

1. western Kham
2. historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安

西紅柿〔-红-〕 sai¹ hung⁴ ci² {xī hóng shì}

1. tomato
2. CL: 隻

西印度 sai¹ jan³ dou⁶ {Xī Yìn dù}

West Indies (i.e. the Caribbean)

西遊補〔-游补〕 sai¹ jau⁴ bou² {Xī yóu bǔ}

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記

西遊記〔-游记〕 sai¹ jau⁴ gei³ {Xī yóu Jì}

1. Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
2. also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey

西耶那 sai¹ je⁴ naa⁵ {Xī yē nà}

Fiat Siena

西洋杉 sai¹ joeng⁴ caam³ {xī yáng shān}

cedar

西洋菜 sai¹ joeng⁴ coi³ {xī yáng cài}

watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

西洋鏡〔--镜〕 sai¹ joeng⁴ geng³ {xī yáng jìng}

1. (old) peep show
2. (fig.) hanky-panky
3. trickery

西洋人 sai¹ joeng⁴ jan⁴ {xī yáng rén}

Westerner

西洋棋 sai¹ joeng⁴ kei⁴ {xī yáng qí}

chess

西嶼鄉〔-屿乡〕 sai¹ jyu⁴ hoeng¹ {Xī yǔ xiāng}

Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

西元前 sai¹ jyun⁴ cin⁴ {xī yuán qián}

1. BCE (before the Common Era)
2. BC (before Christ)

西蘭花〔-兰-〕 sai¹ laan⁴ faa¹ {xī lán huā}

broccoli

西林縣〔--县〕 sai¹ lam⁴ jyun⁶ {Xī lín xiàn}

Xilin county in Baise 百色, Guangxi

西林區〔--区〕 sai¹ lam⁴ keoi¹ {Xī lín qū}

Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang

西樓記〔-楼记〕 sai¹ lau⁴ gei³ {Xī lóu Jì}

Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令

西樓夢〔-楼梦〕 sai¹ lau⁴ mung⁶ {Xī lóu mèng}

1. Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令
2. same as 西樓記

西里爾〔--尔〕 sai¹ lei⁵ ji⁵ {Xī lǐ ěr}

1. Cyril (name)
2. Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary
3. Cyrillic

西陵峽〔--峡〕 sai¹ ling⁴ haap⁶ {Xī líng Xiá}

Xiling Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three Gorges 三峽

西陵區〔--区〕 sai¹ ling⁴ keoi¹ {Xī líng qū}

Xiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市, Hubei

西螺鎮〔--镇〕 sai¹ lo⁴ zan³ {Xī luó zhèn}

Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

西來庵〔-来-〕 sai¹ loi⁴ am¹ {Xī lái ān}

Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)

西萬尼〔-万-〕 sai¹ maan⁶ nei⁴ {Xī wàn ní}

Silvaner (grape type)

西米露 sai¹ mai⁵ lou⁶ {xī mǐ lù}

1. tapioca pudding
2. sago pudding

西盟縣〔--县〕 sai¹ mang⁴ jyun⁶ {Xī méng xiàn}

Ximeng Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan

西門慶〔-门庆〕 sai¹ mun⁴ hing³ {Xī mēn Qìng}

Ximen Qing, character from 金瓶梅 and 水滸傳

西門豹〔-门-〕 sai¹ mun⁴ paau³ {Xī Mén bào}

Xi Menbao (active around 422 BC), statesman, general and hydraulic engineer of Wei state 魏國

西門町〔-门-〕 sai¹ mun⁴ ting⁵ {Xī mén dīng}

Ximending (neighborhood in Wanhua district, Taipei)

西門子〔-门-〕 sai¹ mun⁴ zi² {Xī mén zǐ}

Siemens (company name)

西乃山 sai¹ naai⁵ saan¹ {Xī nǎi Shān}

Mount Sinai

西南亞〔--亚〕 sai¹ naam⁴ aa³ {xī nán yà}

southwest Asia

西南部 sai¹ naam⁴ bou⁶ {xī nán bù}

southwest part

西雅圖〔--图〕 sai¹ ngaa⁵ tou⁴ {Xī yǎ tú}

Seattle, Washington State

西寧市〔-宁-〕 sai¹ ning⁴ si⁵ {Xī níng shì}

Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 in west China

西奈山 sai¹ noi⁶ saan¹ {Xī nài Shān}

Mount Sinai

西安區〔--区〕 sai¹ on¹ keoi¹ {Xī ān qū}

1. Xi'an district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市, Jilin
2. Xi'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang

西安市 sai¹ on¹ si⁵ {Xī ān Shì}

Xi’an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省 in northwest China

西平縣〔--县〕 sai¹ ping⁴ jyun⁶ {Xī píng xiàn}

Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店, Henan

西山區〔--区〕 sai¹ saan¹ keoi¹ {Xī shān qū}

Xishan district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan

西西里 sai¹ sai¹ lei⁵ {Xī xī lǐ}

1. Sicily
2. Sicilia (Italian Island)

西塞羅〔--罗〕 sai¹ sak¹ lo⁴ {Xī sāi luó}

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), famous Roman politician, orator and philosopher, murdered at the orders of Marc Anthony

西塞山 sai¹ sak¹ saan¹ {Xī sài shān}

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市, Hubei

西秀區〔--区〕 sai¹ sau³ keoi¹ {Xī xiù qū}

Xixiu district of Anshun city 安順市, Guizhou

西施犬 sai¹ si¹ hyun² {xī shī quǎn}

shih tzu (dog breed)

西斯汀 sai¹ si¹ ting¹ {Xī sī tīng}

1. Sistine (Chapel)
2. also written 西斯廷

西斯廷 sai¹ si¹ ting⁴ {Xī sī tíng}

Sistine (Chapel)

西市區〔--区〕 sai¹ si⁵ keoi¹ {Xī shì qū}

1. West city district
2. Xishi district of Yingkou City 營口市, Liaoning

西城區〔--区〕 sai¹ sing⁴ keoi¹ {Xī chéng qū}

Xicheng district of central Beijing

西廂記〔-厢记〕 sai¹ soeng¹ gei³ {Xī xiāng Jì}

Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫

西屯區〔--区〕 sai¹ tyun⁴ keoi¹ {Xī tún qū}

Hsitun west district of a Taiwanese city

西華縣〔-华县〕 sai¹ waa⁴ jyun⁶ {Xī huá xiàn}

Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

西域記〔--记〕 sai¹ wik⁶ gei³ {Xī yù jì}

1. Report of the regions west of Great Tang
2. travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘 on his travels to Central Asia and India

西和縣〔--县〕 sai¹ wo⁴ jyun⁶ {Xī hé xiàn}

Xihe county in Longnan 隴南, Gansu

西王母 sai¹ wong⁴ mou⁵ {Xī wáng mǔ}

1. Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality
2. popularly known as 王母娘娘

西湖鄉〔--乡〕 sai¹ wu⁴ hoeng¹ {Xī hú xiāng}

Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

西湖區〔--区〕 sai¹ wu⁴ keoi¹ {Xī hú qū}

1. West lake district (place name)
2. Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市, Zhejiang
3. Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

西葫蘆〔--芦〕 sai¹ wu⁴ lou² {xī hú lu}

zucchini

西直門〔--门〕 sai¹ zik⁶ mun⁴ {Xī zhí mén}

1. Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
2. the main northwest gate of Beijing

西藏人 sai¹ zong⁶ jan⁴ {Xī zàng rén}

Tibetan (person)

西北地區〔---区〕 sai¹ bak¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Xī běi Dì qū}

Northwest Territories

西方國家〔--国-〕 sai¹ fong¹ gwok³ gaa¹ {xī fāng guó jiā}

Western countries

西洋菜街 sai¹ joeng⁴ coi³ gaai¹ {xī yáng cài jiē}

Sai Yeung Choi Street, located in Hong Kong

西冷牛扒 sai¹ laang⁵ ngau⁴ paa⁴ {xī lěng niú pá}

sirloin steak

西裝骨骨〔-装--〕 sai¹ zong¹ gwat¹ gwat¹ {xī zhuāng gǔ gǔ}

to look all spiff dressed in suit

西歐聯盟〔-欧联-〕 sai¹ au¹ lyun⁴ mang⁴ {Xī ōu Lián méng}

Western European Union (WEU)

西伯利亞〔---亚〕 sai¹ baak³ lei⁶ aa³ {Xī bó lì yà}

Siberia

西班牙港 sai¹ baan¹ ngaa⁴ gong² {Xī bān yá gǎng}

Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago

西班牙人 sai¹ baan¹ ngaa⁴ jan⁴ {Xī bān yá rén}

1. Spaniard
2. Spanish person

西班牙語〔---语〕 sai¹ baan¹ ngaa⁴ jyu⁵ {Xī bān yá yǔ}

Spanish language

西班牙文 sai¹ baan¹ ngaa⁴ man⁴ {Xī bān yá wén}

Spanish (language)

西北大學〔---学〕 sai¹ bak¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī běi Dà xué}

Northwest University

西松建設〔---设〕 sai¹ cung⁴ gin³ cit³ {Xī sōng Jiàn shè}

Nishimatsu Construction Co.

西地那非 sai¹ dei⁶ naa⁵ fei¹ {xī dì nà fēi}

sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)

西番雅書〔---书〕 sai¹ faan¹ ngaa⁵ syu¹ {Xī fān yǎ shū}

Book of Zephaniah

西方濱鷸〔--滨鹬〕 sai¹ fong¹ ban¹ wat⁶ {xī fāng bīn yù}

(Chinese bird species) western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

西方松雞〔---鸡〕 sai¹ fong¹ cung⁴ gai¹ {xī fāng sōng jī}

(Chinese bird species) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

西方秧雞〔---鸡〕 sai¹ fong¹ joeng¹ gai¹ {xī fāng yāng jī}

(Chinese bird species) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

西格蒙德 sai¹ gaak³ mung⁴ dak¹ {Xī gé mēng dé}

Sigmund (name)

西哈努克 sai¹ haa¹ nou⁵ hak¹ {Xī hā nǔ kè}

(King) Sihanouk (of Cambodia)

西鄉塘區〔-乡-区〕 sai¹ hoeng¹ tong⁴ keoi¹ {Xī xiāng táng Qū}

Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市, Guangxi

西紅腳隼〔-红脚-〕 sai¹ hung⁴ goek³ zeon² {xī hóng jiǎo sǔn}

(Chinese bird species) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)

西紅角鴞〔-红-鸮〕 sai¹ hung⁴ gok³ hiu¹ {xī hóng jiǎo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

西拉雅族 sai¹ laai¹ ngaa⁵ zuk⁶ {Xī lā yǎ zú}

Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

西里西亞〔---亚〕 sai¹ lei⁵ sai¹ aa³ {Xī lǐ xī yà}

Silesia

西領角鴞〔-领-鸮〕 sai¹ ling⁵ gok³ hiu¹ {xī lǐng jiǎo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)

西洛賽賓〔--赛宾〕 sai¹ lok⁶ coi³ ban¹ {xī luò sài bīn}

psilocybin

西南大學〔---学〕 sai¹ naam⁴ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī nán Dà xué}

Southwest University (Chongqing)

西奈半島〔---岛〕 sai¹ noi⁶ bun³ dou² {Xī nài Bàn dǎo}

Sinai Peninsula

西安事變〔---变〕 sai¹ on¹ si⁶ bin³ {Xī ān Shì biàn}

Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石)

西沙群島〔---岛〕 sai¹ saa¹ kwan⁴ dou² {Xī shā Qún dǎo}

Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea

西撒哈拉 sai¹ saat³ haa¹ laai¹ {Xī Sā hā lā}

Western Sahara

西薩摩亞〔-萨-亚〕 sai¹ saat³ mo¹ aa³ {Xī Sà mó yà}

Western Samoa

西西里島〔---岛〕 sai¹ sai¹ lei⁵ dou² {Xī xī lǐ Dǎo}

Sicily

西塞山區〔---区〕 sai¹ sak¹ saan¹ keoi¹ {Xī sài shān qū}

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市, Hubei

西斯塔尼 sai¹ si¹ taap³ nei⁴ {Xī sī tǎ ní}

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

西雙版納〔-双-纳〕 sai¹ soeng¹ baan² naap⁶ {Xī shuāng bǎn nà}

abbr. for 西雙版納傣族自治州 Xishuangbanna, Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan

西太平洋 sai¹ taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴ {xī Tài píng Yáng}

the western Pacific Ocean

西黃鶺鴒〔-黄鹡鸰〕 sai¹ wong⁴ zek³ ling⁴ {xī huáng jí líng}

(Chinese bird species) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)

西子捧心 sai¹ zi² pung² sam¹ {Xī zǐ pěng xīn}

famous beauty Xishi 西施 is sick at heart (idiom); beautiful woman morbidly worried about her looks

西裝革履〔-装--〕 sai¹ zong¹ gaak³ lei⁵ {xī zhuāng gé lǚ}

1. dressed in Western-style clothes
2. impeccably attired

西南二伯父 sai¹ naam⁴ ji⁶ baak³ fu⁶ {xī nán èr bó fù}

someone who appears to be reputable whom others will entrust as a mentor to a youngster but in reality he is someone who will turn a blind eye to any wrong doings of the youngster and connive their bad behaviours and habits

西弗吉尼亞〔----亚〕 sai¹ fat¹ gat¹ nei⁴ aa³ {Xī Fú jí ní yà}

West Virginia, US state

西科爾斯基〔--尔--〕 sai¹ fo¹ ji⁵ si¹ gei¹ {Xī kē ěr sī jī}

1. Sikorski (name)
2. Radosław Sikorski (1950-), Polish conservative politician, foreign minister of Poland from 2007

西里爾字母〔--尔--〕 sai¹ lei⁵ ji⁵ zi⁶ mou⁵ {Xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ}

1. Cyrillic alphabet
2. Cyrillic letters

西孟加拉邦 sai¹ maang⁶ gaa¹ laai¹ bong¹ {Xī Mèng jiā lā bāng}

West Bengal

西米德蘭茲〔---兰兹〕 sai¹ mai⁵ dak¹ laan⁴ zi¹ {Xī mǐ dé lán zī}

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰

西門子公司〔-门---〕 sai¹ mun⁴ zi² gung¹ si¹ {Xī mén zǐ Gōng sī}

Siemens AG

西澳大利亞〔----亚〕 sai¹ ou³ daai⁶ lei⁶ aa³ {Xī Ào dà lì yà}

Western Australia, Australian state

西雙版納州〔-双-纳-〕 sai¹ soeng¹ baan² naap⁶ zau¹ {Xī shuāng bǎn nà zhōu}

Xishuangbanna Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan 雲南

西藏自治區〔----区〕 sai¹ zong⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ keoi¹ {Xī zàng Zì zhì qū}

Tibetan autonomous region, Tibetan: Bod rang skyong ljongs, abbr. 藏, capital Lhasa 拉薩

西區海底隧道〔-区----〕 sai¹ keoi¹ hoi² dai² seoi⁶ dou⁶ {xī qū hǎi dǐ suì dào}

Western Cross harbour tunnel

西伯利亞銀鷗〔---亚银鸥〕 sai¹ baak³ lei⁶ aa³ ngan⁴ au¹ {Xī bó lì yà yín ōu}

(Chinese bird species) Vega gull (Larus vegae)

西北工業大學〔---业-学〕 sai¹ bak¹ gung¹ jip⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī běi Gōng yè Dà xué}

Northwestern Polytechnical University

西北航空公司 sai¹ bak¹ hong⁴ hung¹ gung¹ si¹ {Xī běi Háng kōng Gōng sī}

Northwest Airlines

西弗吉尼亞州〔----亚-〕 sai¹ fat¹ gat¹ nei⁴ aa³ zau¹ {Xī Fú jí ní yà zhōu}

West Virginia, US state

西方極樂世界〔--极乐--〕 sai¹ fong¹ gik⁶ lok⁶ sai³ gaai³ {xī fāng jí lè shì jiè}

Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

西米德蘭茲郡〔---兰兹-〕 sai¹ mai⁵ dak¹ laan⁴ zi¹ gwan⁶ {Xī mǐ dé lán zī jùn}

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰

西南交通大學〔-----学〕 sai¹ naam⁴ gaau¹ tung¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī nán Jiāo tōng Dà xué}

Southwest Jiaotong University

西南冠紋柳鶯〔---纹-莺〕 sai¹ naam⁴ gun³ man⁴ lau⁵ ang¹ {xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)

西南栗耳鳳鶥〔----凤鹛〕 sai¹ naam⁴ leot⁶ ji⁵ fung⁶ mei⁴ {xī nán lì ěr fèng méi}

(Chinese bird species) striated yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps)

西南中沙群島〔-----岛〕 sai¹ naam⁴ zung¹ saa¹ kwan⁴ dou² {Xī nán zhōng shā Qún dǎo}

Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan

西安交通大學〔-----学〕 sai¹ on¹ gaau¹ tung¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī ān Jiāo tōng Dà xué}

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)

西澳大利亞州〔----亚-〕 sai¹ ou³ daai⁶ lei⁶ aa³ zau¹ {Xī ào dà lì yà zhōu}

Western Australia, Australian state

西雙版納粗榧〔-双-纳--〕 sai¹ soeng¹ baan² naap⁶ cou¹ fei² {xī shuāng bǎn nà cū fěi}

Cephalotaxus mannii (botany)

西烏珠穆沁旗〔-乌----〕 sai¹ wu¹ zyu¹ muk⁶ sam³ kei⁴ {Xī wū zhū mù qìn qí}

West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

西藏毛腿沙雞〔-----鸡〕 sai¹ zong⁶ mou⁴ teoi² saa¹ gai¹ {Xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī}

(Chinese bird species) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

西方馬腦炎病毒〔--马脑---〕 sai¹ fong¹ maa⁵ nou⁵ jim⁴ beng⁶ duk⁶ {xī fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú}

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

西盟佤族自治縣〔------县〕 sai¹ mang⁴ ngaa⁵ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Xī méng Wǎ zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Ximeng Va Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan

西安外國語大學〔---国语-学〕 sai¹ on¹ ngoi⁶ gwok³ jyu⁵ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī ān Wài guó yǔ Dà xué}

Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)

西北農林科技大學〔--农----学〕 sai¹ bak¹ nung⁴ lam⁴ fo¹ gei⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī běi Nóng lín Kē jì Dà xué}

North West Agriculture and Forestry University

西安電子科技大學〔--电----学〕 sai¹ on¹ din⁶ zi² fo¹ gei⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Xī ān Diàn zǐ Kē jì Dà xué}

Xidian University

西雙版納傣族自治州〔-双-纳-----〕 sai¹ soeng¹ baan² naap⁶ taai³ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ zau¹ {Xī shuāng bǎn nà Dǎi zú zì zhì zhōu}

Xishuangbanna Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan 雲南

西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日〔---万农---纪--〕 sai¹ zong⁶ baak³ maan⁶ nung⁴ nou⁴ gaai² fong³ gei² nim⁶ jat⁶ {Xī zàng Bǎi wàn Nóng nú Jiě Fàng Jì niàn rì}

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)