西施

Chinese

		west	distribute (alms); to do; to execute distribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out
trad. (西施)		西	施
simp. ^#(西施)		西	施

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīshī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ si¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Se-si / Sai-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sishih
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-shih¹
  - Yale: syī-shr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishy
  - Palladius: сиши (siši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ si¹
  - Yale: sāi sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-si
  - Tâi-lô: Se-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sesy
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-si
  - Tâi-lô: Sai-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: saisy
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

西施

Xi Shi

Synonyms

西子 (Xīzǐ)

Noun

西施

(figurative) beautiful woman
(figurative, literary) fallen flower

Derived terms

唐突西施
情人眼裡出西施／情人眼里出西施 (qíngrén yǎnlǐ chū Xīshī)
檳榔西施／槟榔西施 (bīngláng xīshī)
病西施 (bìng Xīshī)
西施捧心
西施犬 (xīshīquǎn)
西施舌 (Xīshī shé)
西施顰眉／西施颦眉
豆腐西施

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