西太后

Chinese

		west	empress dowager
simp. and trad. (西太后)		西	太后

Etymology

“Cixi”: Cixi lived on the west side of the palace as opposed to Empress Dowager Ci'an.
“Vivienne Westwood”: 西 (xī) is Calque of English west in Westwood.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xītàihòu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ tai³ hau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xītàihòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sitàihòu
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-tʻai⁴-hou⁴
  - Yale: Syī-tài-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shitayhow
  - Palladius: Ситайхоу (Sitajxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ tai³ hau⁶
  - Yale: sāi tai hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ tai³ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ tei³ heo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³³ hɐu̯²²/

Proper noun

西太后

Alternative name for 慈禧太后 (Cíxǐ Tàihòu, “Empress Dowager Cixi”).
Nickname of Vivienne Westwood

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